UN Security Council Approves Trump’s Push for Gaza Force (2)

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution backing President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, in a move the US said would help bolster the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas.

The top decision-making body at the United Nations saw 13 votes Monday in support of the US-led proposal, with Russia and China abstaining. The action is largely symbolic, since Trump’s 20-point plan has been in motion since Israel and Hamas agreed to a broad peace deal in October.

US officials had nonetheless pushed for the Security Council’s stamp of approval for the plan, arguing the support would help ...