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On 17 November 2025, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2803, known as “Board of Peace,” to create an International Stabilization Force (ISF) for the Gaza Strip. The resolution passed 13–0, with Russia and China abstaining, and surprisingly with Algeria voting in its favour. The Palestinian Authority welcomed it, while Hamas rejected it. UN experts and OHCHR see it as a violation of the UN Charter, international law, and the inalienable rights of Palestinians, especially their right of self-determination. The resolution, in its preamble, welcomes “the constructive role” that the US and other countries played in facilitating the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, while the US administration remains complicit in the genocide by shielding Israel from any UNSC […]
