The United States on Monday sent several U.N. Security Council members a draft resolution to establish an international force in Gaza for a period of at least two years, according to a copy obtained by Axios.
The draft resolution, designated “confidential but not classified,” gives the United States and other participating countries broad powers to govern and provide security for Gaza until the end of 2027, with the possibility of an extension thereafter.
The draft resolution will be the basis for negotiations in the coming days among members of the U.N. Security Council, with the goal of voting on the resolution in the coming weeks and deploying the first troops to Gaza by January, U.S. officials told Axios.
US officials have emphasized that the International Security Forces (ISF) will be an “enforcement force, not a peacekeeping force.”
The force will include militaries from multiple participating countries and will be established in consultation with a Gaza peace commission that President Trump has said will chair.
The draft also calls for the peace commission to remain in place until at least the end of 2027.
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