The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved a US-drafted resolution that lays out a post-war framework for Gaza, authorises the deployment of an international stabilisation force, and sketches a conditional pathway toward an eventual Palestinian state.

The measure passed with 13 votes in favour, while Russia and China abstained, allowing the proposal to clear the council without a veto.

However, shortly after the vote, Hamas rejected the adopted resolution, arguing it fails to meet Palestinian rights and amounts to imposing an unwanted international trusteeship over Gaza.

The group said assigning disarmament duties to the international force “strips it of neutrality" and effectively positions it as “a party to the conflict in favour of the occupation."

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