Israel seeks US guarantees to keep its attacks on Gaza unrestricted: Report
Iran Press TV
Friday, 07 November 2025 6:47 PM
Israel is reportedly negotiating with the United States to obtain written guarantees that would allow it to continue its brutal military assaults without facing sanctions following an imminent deployment of a so-called stabilization force in Gaza.
Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth,quoting sources, said on Thursday that the guarantees were being sought even if the UN Security Council plans to pass a resolution to establish the stabilization force in the territory.
Earlier this week, American and Israeli media outlets reported that the United States had presented a draft resolution to the UN 15-member council.
This came as the Security Council prepares to start negotiations to authorize a two-year mandate for a transitional governance body and the stabilization force.
The proposal outlines the structure and duties of an international "enforcement force" to operate in Gaza for two years, with the option to extend its mandate.
The news website Axios previously quoted a US official as saying that the force would be "an enforcement force, not a peacekeeping one."
The stabilization force would reportedly include troops from several countries tasked with securing Gaza's borders with the occupied territories and Egypt, protecting civilians and humanitarian corridors, and training a new Palestinian police force.
Israel is adamant that it will not accept armed forces from Islamic countries in Gaza under the plan.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Tuesday that any stabilization force must have "full international legitimacy" to support Palestinians in Gaza.
The resolution would reportedly permit a force of 20,000 troops to "use all necessary measures" to carry out its mandate.
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Gaza resistance factions took effect on October 10, which the former has repeatedly breached with its repeated bombing and heavy restrictions on aid to the blockaded territory.
Observers say Israel is not interested in peace and appears to have its own narrative on the stabilization force.
During a joint news conference with Trump back in September, Netanyahu said that "Israel will retain security responsibility for the foreseeable future" in Gaza.
The Hamas resistance movement has also not said whether it will demilitarize, a key tenet of Trump's controversial 20-point plan.
The Palestinian group has made clear that the resistance's existence is directly tied to the occupation, and that they won't hand over their weapons unless the occupation is ended.
Khalil Al-Hayya, a Hamas leader in Gaza, said late last month that all Palestinian political factions had agreed to fully relinquish administrative control of the Gaza Strip to a newly formed non-partisan body.
He then argued that the reality on the ground and the international popular stance have swayed America.
"The US administration and President Trump became convinced that the war must end. The US administration gave [Israeli prime minister Benjamin] Netanyahu all the time and opportunities to achieve what he wanted, and he could not."
Hamas has already approved a list of names for the committee and agreed to the deployment of UN forces to monitor the ceasefire and separation, welcoming Arab and Islamic bodies to be part of those forces.
Israeli forces have killed at least 236 Palestinians and wounded 600 others in Gaza since a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and the Tel Aviv regime took effect last month.
Israel's genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 68,875 Palestinians and wounded 170,679 since October 2023.
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
