Security council approval of Trump’s Gaza plan is a big win, but now the hard part starts

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The United Nations Security Council’s approval of President Donald Trump‘s peace plan for Gaza was a major achievement for his administration, but the international community will still need to overcome significant hurdles to bring it to fruition.

The resolution passed on Monday afternoon with 13 votes — Russia and China abstained — in favor of Trump’s 20-point plan that includes an international stabilization force to demilitarize Hamas and govern Gaza and a “Board of Peace,” which will act as a transitional authority that Trump will head.

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