The UN Security Council has approved the US ceasefire plan for Gaza, which includes the deployment of an International Stabilization Force to the Strip.

    Hamas has rejected the presence of foreign military personnel in Gaza, saying it would be exchanging Israeli occupation for “foreign guardianship”.

    Israeli drone fire has wounded at least 13 Palestinians, including a child, in a school-turned-shelter in the Darraj neighbourhood of Gaza City.

    Authorities in Gaza say displaced Palestinians need at least 300,000 tents to shelter in as winter in the enclave deepens.

    Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 69,483 Palestinians and wounded 170,706 since October 2023. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.

Here’s what happened today

•     The UN Security Council has approved the US’s ceasefire plan for Gaza, backing the creation and deployment of an international stabilisation force.
•     The US has described the passage of the resolution as historic, while the Palestinian Authority said it stood fully ready to cooperate with the Trump administration and ensure the implementation of the document.
•     Hamas has rejected the resolution, saying it “imposes an international guardianship mechanism on the Gaza Strip”.
•     Russia and China have abstained from the vote, expressing concern over Palestinian participation and the lack of a clear role for the UN in the future of Gaza.
•     Human rights group, Al-Haq, has also warned that the resolution undermines Palestinian right to self-determination and that it authorises the US to establish itself as an occupying power.

Israeli opposition party slams passage of Gaza resolution

    Avigdor Lieberman, an ultra-nationalist politician who leads the Yisrael Beytenu party, has criticised the Israeli government over the passage of the UN resolution on Gaza.

    “What happened tonight at the UN is a result of the Israeli government’s failed conduct,” he wrote on X. “The decision led to a Palestinian state, a Saudi nuclear [program] and F-35 planes for Turkey and Saudi Arabia.”

    “This is a fire sale of Israel’s security. The face of the Middle East is changing, and not to our benefit,” he added.

Malaysia says resolution is ‘important step in the right direction’

    Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement calling on the UN Security Council to ensure the resolution on Gaza is implemented swiftly and thoroughly.

    The ministry said that doing so will help to “realise the rights of the Palestinians, including their right to Statehood, sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to guarantee the right of return of Palestinian refugees.”

    “Malaysia will continue to support all efforts that are grounded in international law and principles enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations towards realising an independent and sovereign State of Palestine, based on the pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as the Capital,” the statement added.

Israel vows to ensure Hamas is disarmed

    We have a reaction from Israel’s envoy to the UN, Danny Danon, on the resolution adopted by the Security Council.

    “Just as we are determined to bring all the hostages home, we will demonstrate the same determination in ensuring that Hamas is disarmed,” he said in a statement, according to The Times of Israel.

    “We will not stop or let up until Hamas no longer presents a threat to the State of Israel,” he added.