Archive · 20 Nov 2025
UN Backs Trump's Gaza Plan; Netanyahu Calls for Hamas' Expulsion
The UN Security Council agreed to a US plan for Gaza's reconstruction and peace process.
This could lead to a Palestinian state, but it needs changes in the Palestinian Authority and Gaza's rebuilding.
Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu wants Hamas, the group ruling Gaza, to leave the region.
UN Security Council approved US plan for Gaza with 13-0 vote
Plan includes a 'Board of Peace' and an International Stabilisation Force (ISF)
Governing authority in Gaza would operate without Israeli approval
Resolution notes conditions for Palestinian self-determination and statehood
Netanyahu calls for Hamas’ expulsion from the region
- Who
- UN Security Council, US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas
- What
- Approved a US plan for Gaza's reconstruction and peace process; Netanyahu called for Hamas’ expulsion
- When
- Monday, October 12 (UN vote); Tuesday, October 13 (Netanyahu's statement)
- Where
- UN Security Council, Gaza Strip
- Why
- To end the two-year war between Israel and Hamas, and work towards Palestinian statehood; To remove Hamas from power in Gaza
Palestinian View
Israeli View
Hamas' Role in Gaza
Palestinian View
Supports Hamas' right to govern Gaza; Objects to expulsion and international force
Israeli View
Concerns about security; Wants Hamas expelled from Gaza
- Resolution Type
- UN Security Council Resolution
- Votes
- 13-0
- Key Features
- Board of Peace, International Stabilisation Force, Palestinian self-determination
- US Role
- Center of post-war process
- Next Steps
- PA reform, Gaza reconstruction, Hamas' future in Gaza
- Plan's Stance on Hamas
- Amnesty for Hamas members who decommission weapons and leave Gaza; No role in governance
Sources
A Gaza resolution cannot exclude Israel
White House working with Russia on new Ukraine peace plan, Axios reports
After UN vote, Netanyahu calls for Hamas’ expulsion from the region
Israeli airstrikes kill 25 Palestinians in Gaza, rattling ceasefire, medics say