The UN Security Council on Thursday will start negotiations on a US-drafted resolution to endorse President Donald Trumps 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 US formally circulated the draft resolution to the 15 council members late on Wednesday and has said it has regional support from Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates UAE for the text.
The message is: if the region is with us on this and the region is with us on how this resolution is constructed, then we believe the council should be as well, the senior US government official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters.