The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has rejected a United Nations Security Council decision endorsing a plan by former U.S. President Donald Trump, arguing that it violates Palestinian rights and imposes international trusteeship over the Gaza Strip.
The UN resolution, approved by 13 Security Council members on Monday, calls for the deployment of an international armed force to Gaza to maintain and monitor a fragile ceasefire following the Israel-Hamas war. Russia and China abstained from the vote.
In an official statement, Hamas condemned the assignment of roles to the international force, including the disarmament of the Palestinian resistance. The movement argued that such measures undermine neutrality and effectively make the international force a participant in the conflict on the side of the Israeli occupation.
“The assignment of duties and roles to an international force in the Gaza Strip, including disarming the resistance, strips it of neutrality and turns it into a party in the conflict acting in favor of the occupation,” Hamas said.
The U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Mike Walts, described the resolution as “historic and constructive,” emphasizing its goal of consolidating the ceasefire that was implemented on October 10, 2025, after more than two years of intense fighting triggered by Hamas incursions into southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
The UN-backed plan is seen by critics as a mechanism for international control over Gaza and a restriction on Palestinian self-determination, a concern strongly voiced by Hamas and local resistance factions.
