President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan faces a crucial vote at the United Nations on Monday, with world powers still divided over whether it can convert a fragile ceasefire into the long-term solution that has eluded the Middle East.

Much about the plan remains uncertain , with occasional outbreaks of violence between Israel and Hamas threatening this tenuous diplomacy at every turn , and Palestinians inside Gaza suffering hunger and now flooding at the onset of a bitter winter .

The fraught path ahead was made clear even before the delegates took to their desks, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — under pressure from his far-right coalition partners — denouncing the resolution's outlining of a future Palestinian state. Hamas also warned against the U.S. proposal.

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