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A UN mission in Gaza can work only with Palestinian participation

In The National Adam Day argues that any international presence in Gaza must be legitimate in the eyes of Gazans.

Two years ago, we argued that the international community was overlooking one of the only workable options for Gaza’s post-war governance: a UN-led transitional administration. Today, that idea is essentially the US’s proposal before the UN Security Council.

The draft resolution, now circulating in New York, calls for a two-year International Stabilisation Force under UN mandate to administer and stabilise the security environment in Gaza while reinforcing the fragile ceasefire. It envisions co-operation with regional states, demilitarisation of non-state armed groups and an interim governance structure – a so-called "Board of Peace" – supported by the UN.

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