The Executive Director of the Gaza Peace Council, Nikolay Mladenov, today, Thursday, outlined a new 15-point UN roadmap aimed at ending the current conflict and establishing a stable transitional phase. This initiative is based on the principle of reciprocity, where each security or political step taken by one party is linked to a parallel measure by the other party to ensure full commitment.
During a video briefing to the UN Security Council, Mladenov explained that the plan is based on five fundamental principles, starting with the necessity of implementing Security Council Resolution 2803. The initial principles also emphasize the completion of all ceasefire conditions, including opening border crossings, providing fuel supplies, and implementing the humanitarian protocol agreed upon in Sharm El Sheikh.
The plan proposes the establishment of an independent international verification mechanism comprising representatives from donor countries and an international force stabilization committee to monitor progress on the ground. Under this proposal, no party will be able to move to a new phase of the agreement without official confirmation that all requirements and obligations of the preceding phase have been met.
Regarding governance, the roadmap stipulates the formation of an international stabilization force to oversee local administration and major reconstruction operations. This measure aims to create suitable conditions for the Palestinian Authority to resume its full administrative and security responsibilities within the Gaza Strip after a defined transitional period.
The UN vision included excluding Hamas and other Palestinian factions from any role in the administration of the Strip, whether directly or indirectly. Points six to nine focus on the impossibility of building a stable society in the presence of military structures parallel to state institutions, which necessitates a comprehensive and gradual disarmament process.
Mladenov stressed that the disarmament process would proceed according to a precise timetable and under international supervision, but he affirmed that the factions would not hand over their weapons to the Israeli side. Instead, military equipment would be handed over to the 'National Committee for Gaza Administration,' which would be responsible for internal security matters in coordination with relevant international bodies.
Point twelve of the plan calls for the deployment of an international stabilization force as a geographical and security barrier between Israeli forces and the areas managed by the National Committee. In return, Israel commits to a full withdrawal from the Strip in phases linked to the progress made in disarmament operations and verification that the areas are free of military manifestations.
For his part, the Deputy UN Special Coordinator for the Peace Process, Ramez Al-Akbarov, warned of the danger of delaying the implementation of international resolutions given the Israeli army's control over approximately 60% of Gaza's area. He indicated that humanitarian conditions have reached catastrophic levels, with the vast majority of the population relying on limited external aid arriving through the crossings.
UN sources concluded by affirming that reconstruction operations would begin immediately in areas officially declared disarmed. They considered accelerating the transitional process to be the only key to ensuring the urgent withdrawal of Israeli forces, while simultaneously warning of the worsening situation in the West Bank due to continuous settlement expansion.
No armed Palestinian group will be asked to hand over its weapons to Israel, but rather to the National Committee for Gaza Administration.
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Mladenov Proposes 15-Point Roadmap to End War and Disarm Gaza