U.S. Drafts UN Plan for International Force to Govern Gaza Through 2027

The United States circulated a draft resolution to several UN Security Council members on Monday proposing the creation of an international force in Gaza for at least two years, according to a copy obtained by Axios.

The document, labeled “Sensitive but Unclassified,” lays out a U.S.-backed framework to govern and stabilize Gaza through the end of 2027, with possible extensions. It would authorize a new multinational International Stabilization Force (ISF) to provide security and enforce demilitarization, alongside a “Board of Peace” tasked with civil administration and reconstruction.

A U.S. official told Axios the ISF will be “an enforcement force and not a peacekeeping force,” meaning that participating nations will have broad authority to act under international law. The resolution is expected to form the basis of negotiations at the Security Council in the coming days, with a vote anticipated in the coming weeks. Washington hopes to deploy the first troops to Gaza by January.

According to the draft, the ISF will “stabilize the security environment in Gaza by ensuring the process of demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, including the destruction and prevention of rebuilding of military, terror, and offensive infrastructure, as well as the permanent decommissioning of weapons from non-state armed groups.” The mandate effectively includes disarming Hamas if the group or its elements fail to do so voluntarily.

The force will also be tasked with “securing Gaza’s borders with Israel and Egypt, protecting civilians and humanitarian corridors, and training a new Palestinian police force.” It will operate “under unified command acceptable to the Board of Peace,” and in “close consultation and cooperation with Egypt and Israel.” The ISF will be empowered “to use all necessary measures to carry out its mandate consistent with international law, including international humanitarian law.”

Several countries including Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, and Turkey have signaled they may send troops, Axios reported. The force would operate during a transition period, as Israel gradually pulls back from more areas of Gaza and the Palestinian Authority carries out reforms needed to take full control in the future.

The accompanying governance body, the Board of Peace, would serve as “a transitional administration with international legal personality” responsible for directing funding, reconstruction, and oversight. The draft says it will remain in place “until the Palestinian Authority has satisfactorily completed its reform program,” meaning it would temporarily replace Hamas rule and manage Gaza’s civil affairs until a reformed Palestinian Authority is ready to assume control.

In practice, the Board would supervise “a Palestinian technocratic, apolitical committee of competent Palestinians from the Strip ... responsible for day-to-day operations of Gaza’s civil service and administration.” Humanitarian aid would be coordinated through the Board of Peace in partnership with the UN, Red Cross, and Red Crescent, with a clear warning that “any organization that misuses aid or diverts it will be deemed ineligible for continued or future assistance.”

The proposal also urges international financial institutions, including the World Bank, to establish a dedicated trust fund for Gaza’s reconstruction, financed by voluntary donor contributions, essentially creating an internationally managed account to oversee how rebuilding money is spent. Both the ISF and the Board of Peace would operate until December 31, 2027, although this has the possibility of being extended.

If adopted, the U.S.-led plan would mark the most significant international presence in Gaza since Israel’s 2005 disengagement, effectively placing the territory under temporary multinational supervision coordinated by the Trump-chaired Board of Peace.