On 17 November 2025, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2803, known as “Board of Peace,” to create an International Stabilization Force (ISF) for the Gaza Strip. The resolution passed 13–0, with Russia and China abstaining, and surprisingly with Algeria voting in its favour. The Palestinian Authority welcomed it, while Hamas rejected it. UN experts and OHCHR see it as a violation of the UN Charter, international law, and the inalienable rights of Palestinians, especially their right of self-determination.

The resolution, in its preamble, welcomes “the constructive role” that the US and other countries played in facilitating the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, while the US administration remains complicit in the genocide by shielding Israel from any UNSC resolution through its veto power, sanctioning the ICC, and providing massive, continuous military aid to the Israel.

Before examining the legality of this resolution, there are some facts that I believe were not addressed accurately in the text of the resolution. The resolution didn’t mention the main subject of the resolution, which is the Palestinians themselves. Palestinians were excluded from the drafting process and the negotiations prior to voting on it. Moreover, the resolution mentioned that a ceasefire was reached before the resolution; however, on the ground, Israel has violated the ceasefire 400 times, continued airstrikes and bombardment of the Gaza Strip, killing 279  and injuring 400 Palestinians.

The Resolution calls on all parties to implement Trump’s comprehensive plan and maintain the ceasefire in good faith and without delay. While the resolution does not provide a clear monitoring mechanism for the ceasefire, Israel continued to violate the ceasefire, just yesterday on 19/11/2025, Israel’s airstrikes killed 28 and injured 77 Palestinians in one-day attacks in the Gaza........

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