Khaberni - The Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" reported on Wednesday that the ambiguity surrounding a draft resolution distributed by the United States to the members of the United Nations Security Council to establish an international force in Gaza could hinder the implementation of President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in the sector.
The newspaper explained that Trump is trying to accomplish his peace plan in Gaza, but he faces complicated negotiations.
The source confirmed that the fundamental question concerning the draft resolution revolves around how prepared the United States is to accept proposed amendments.
Washington sent to the members of the United Nations Security Council a draft resolution to establish an international force in Gaza for at least two years, granting the United States and other countries authority to manage the sector, as revealed by the news site "Axios".
US officials told the site "Axios" that the draft resolution will form the basis for upcoming negotiations among Security Council members, aiming for a vote on establishing a peacekeeping force in the coming weeks, and beginning its deployment in January next year.
The draft, aimed at providing official international support for Trump's plan to establish peace in Gaza and deploy a multinational force, is the result of weeks of negotiations between Washington and Arab and Islamic countries, and Western countries such as France and Britain.
The source attributed the leak of the document to an attempt to establish it as a basis for future discussions about Gaza.
Haaretz newspaper believes that the resolution seeks to satisfy various parties, creating a broad framework that accommodates everyone's interests.
However, the ambiguity surrounding the document may hinder the establishment and deployment of the peacekeeping force, due to the details of the operation not yet being finalized, according to the source.
The newspaper noted that France and Britain might insist on including in the American resolution a reference to the "New York Declaration," which outlines a path towards a two-state solution.
Israel sees some clauses of the resolution as an "achievement for it," where the first clause states that the Security Council will not have authority over the international stability force, but will only provide moral support. Israel considers this as a guarantee against repeating the UNIFIL experience in Lebanon.
The second clause states that the international stability force will work to maintain the security environment in Gaza, ensure disarmament of the sector, and destruction and prevention of reconstruction of military infrastructure, and a permanent cessation of the flow of arms to non-governmental armed groups.
The newspaper speculated that the second clause might remain "ink on paper" due to the ambiguity of the peacekeeping force's mission in this aspect.
