France, UK, and US Draft UN Resolution for International Force in Gaza

France said on Thursday that it is working with Britain and the United States to finalize a United Nations Security Council resolution that would lay the groundwork for a future international stabilization force in Gaza.

With a fragile US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holding, Washington and its allies have begun planning for a mission aimed at restoring order and ensuring security in the war-torn enclave, two senior US advisers said on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters in Paris, French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux emphasized that the mission must have a UN mandate to ensure a strong legal foundation and encourage contributions from willing nations.

“France is working closely with its partners on the establishment of such an international mission, which must be formalized through the adoption of a UN Security Council resolution,” Confavreux said. “Discussions, notably with the Americans and British, are ongoing to propose this resolution in the coming days.”

A White House official confirmed that the US administration is in talks with several countries interested in joining the proposed force. “We are also in conversations about a potential UN Security Council resolution to support this effort,” the official said.

Britain: Stabilization Force ‘Will Take Some Time’

Paris hosted talks on October 10 with European and Arab partners to discuss post-war plans for Gaza, including the possible structure of an international stabilization mission.

Diplomats said the proposed force would not be a traditional UN peacekeeping mission financed by the organization. Instead, the Security Council could adopt a resolution similar to the one that authorized an international mission to combat gang violence in Haiti—allowing contributing nations to “take all necessary measures” to implement the mandate.

“The stabilization force will take some time,” British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Parliament on Tuesday. “The terms of reference are still being drawn up. There is a United Nations Security Council resolution on the establishment of the force—or I hope there will be—but the wider terms of reference are not yet agreed.”

Indonesia Offers 20,000 Troops

Among the countries the US has approached about contributing to the force are Indonesia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Qatar, and Azerbaijan, according to US officials. Around two dozen American personnel are already in the region to assist with coordination and planning efforts.

Italy has also publicly expressed its willingness to participate.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto told the UN General Assembly on September 23 that Jakarta was prepared to deploy “20,000 or more troops” to Gaza—provided the mission had a UN mandate.

Last month, the 193-member UN General Assembly overwhelmingly endorsed a declaration backing a two-state solution and supporting the deployment of a temporary UN-mandated international stabilization mission in Gaza.