The UN Security Council will vote on Monday on a resolution backing US President Donald Trump ’s Gaza peace plan, a key step in international efforts to stabilise the region after a recent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. The Gaza ceasefire entered into force on October 10 after indirect talks between Israel and Hamas resumed on October 6 with mediation from Egypt, Qatar, the United States, and Turkey. On October 9, both sides agreed to launch the first phase of an earlier US peace plan, which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and outlines steps to rebuild Gaza and establish a new governing mechanism without Hamas. Last week, the United States circulated a draft resolution built around President Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan, whi

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