Morning recap

Good morning Middle East Eye readers,

Here are the latest updates from Israel's war on Gaza: 

• The UN Security Council has passed Washington’s ceasefire proposal for Gaza, giving its approval to a US-designed international stabilisation force that would operate in the besieged enclave.

• US officials hailed the adoption of the resolution as “historic”, while the Palestinian Authority announced it was prepared to work with the Trump administration to push the plan forward.

• Hamas dismissed the measure outright, saying it “imposes an international guardianship mechanism on the Gaza Strip” and sidelines Palestinian will.

• Russia and China abstained, warning that the process leaves Palestinians without meaningful participation and fails to define any substantive UN role in shaping Gaza’s future.

• Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq said the resolution erodes the Palestinian right to self-determination and effectively grants Washington the authority to entrench itself, and by extension Israel, as an occupying power.