Gaza invasion

The United States circulated a second revision of its draft resolution on Gaza at the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday, even as Russia countered with its own text calling for the preservation of the current ceasefire and a renewed commitment to a two-state solution. Senior UN diplomats told Dawn that Washington placed “Revision 2”…

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has aligned itself with the Arab group at the United Nations in calling for greater clarity on the US-proposed Gaza Stabilisation Force, insisting that any Security Council resolution must also define the “political horizon,” senior UN diplomats told Dawn. “Pakistan supports the Arab position that the resolution must reaffirm the Palestinian people’s…

UNITED NATIONS: The United States has circulated a revised draft resolution to establish a two-year mandated stabilisation force in Gaza, setting in motion a process it hopes will lead to adoption by the UN Security Council (UNSC). The draft, presented to the UNSC on Monday, triggered a “silence” period until 10:30am on Tuesday. Under this…

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is not planning to join the international stabilisation force for Gaza because it lacks a clear framework, a senior official said on Monday. “The UAE does not yet see a clear framework for the stability force, and under such circumstances will probably not participate in such a force,” Emirati presidential…

• Muslim diplomats parsing US resolution carefully, expect it to ‘evolve’• Azerbaijan will only send peacekeepers ‘if fighting stops’ WASHINGTON: President Don­ald Trump said on Thursday that he expects a US-coordinated International Stabilisation Force (ISF) to be on the ground in Gaza “very soon”. The multinational force — likely to include troops from Mus­lim countries…

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday will start negotiations on a US-drafted resolution to endorse President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, said a senior US government official, and authorise a two-year mandate for a transitional governance body and international stabilisation force. The United States formally circulated the draft resolution to the 15 council members…

WASHINGTON: The United States plans to table a resolution regarding the formation of an International Stabili­sation Force (ISF) in the UN Security Council “within days”, diplomatic sources told Dawn. On Monday, Washington circulated the document among several Council members, proposing a mandate of at least two years, until December 2027, along with the possibility of…

The United States is seeking approval from the United Nations for the establishment of an International Security Force (ISF) in Gaza with a mandate of at least two years, Axios reported on Tuesday. According to the report, the US sent several UN Security Council (UNSC) members a draft resolution yesterday outlining the establishment of its…

• Foreign ministers discuss possibility of sending troops• Istanbul moot backs plans for Palestinians to take control of security, governance in besieged enclave• Erdogan says Hamas committed to truce, urges Muslim states to lead reconstruction efforts• FO denounces ceasefire violations, demands Israel’s withdrawal from Palestine ISTANBUL: Foreign ministers from several Muslim states have backed a…

Pakistan and other Muslim countries on Monday slammed Israeli violations of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and demanded the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from the occupied territory, according to the Foreign Office (FO). Hamas and Israel signed a ceasefire agreement on October 9, agreeing to free the Israeli captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, in…