High Representative for Gaza Nikolay Mladenov – the former top UN official in the region – speaking during a meeting on the implementation Council Resolution 2334 (2016) Which demands that Israel immediately cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory.
It was held about four months after it was adopted by the ambassadors Resolution 2803 (2025) Supporting the US-backed comprehensive plan to end the Gaza conflict, which welcomed the Peace Board as a transitional administration, and authorized the mechanism to establish a temporary International Stabilization Force (ISF).
ceasefire still in force
The first phase of the US 20-point plan – which led to a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas last October – has been largely completed, Mr Mladenov said, and the ceasefire is holding despite challenges.
The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) has been formed and has made progress in vetting thousands of civilian police candidates.
“The National Committee exercises authority only on an interim basis. The final state is a reformed Palestinian Authority capable of governing Gaza and the West Bankand ultimately a path to Palestinian self-determination and statehood,” he said.
Discussion on decommissioning
Ahead, Indonesia, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Kosovo and Albania have committed troops. For the ISF, a comprehensive framework for the demobilization and reintegration of armed groups has been developed by his office with guarantors the United States, Egypt, Turkey and Qatar.
The framework has been formally presented to all relevant parties and serious discussions are currently underway. It is based on five principles, the first of which is reciprocity.
“Decommissioning runs parallel to the phased withdrawal. This is fundamental to the credibility of the entire process,” he said.
Mr. Mladenov sought Council support by reiterating that decommissioning is not only a fundamental necessity, but the only way forward toward reconstruction and Israeli military withdrawal, “and that the Palestinian people’s rights to self-determination and statehood must be advanced through meaningful dialogue.”
seize the day
Members were also requested to “use all their means to urge Hamas and all Palestinian factions to accept the framework without delay.”
The High Representative said that “Full implementation of the Comprehensive Plan is also the only path that provides Israel with sustainable security”
He was adamant that there could be no credible path to Palestinian self-determination and statehood if Gaza remained under the control of Hamas and other armed groups.
“That is why everyone – every member of this Council, every state in the region, the Palestinian National Authority and every Palestinian faction that cares about peace – is interested in the implementation of the 20-point comprehensive plan.”
Settlement activity is picking up
Ramiz Alakbarov, United Nations Deputy Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, delivered the Secretary-General’s latest quarterly report on implementation. Resolution 2334 (2016)from which it became known Israeli settlement activity continued at high levels During the period ending March 13.
Israeli officials Over 6,000 housing units advanced or approved in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, among other measures. Demolition of Palestinian-owned structures also accelerated, while evictions and violence continued, with a high number of fatalities.
Overall, 32 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank – including seven children – during large-scale Israeli security forces operations, armed exchanges, settler attacks and other incidents.
Approximately 833 Palestinians, including 138 children, were injured, including 178 by Israeli security forces due to tear gas and 141 by live ammunition, and 322 by Israeli settlers and other civilians.
Palestinian attacks against Israelis continued in both the West Bank and Israel, including the killing of two Israelis as well as beatings and knife attacks.
important steps
During this time, Nearly 1.4 million people are displaced in 1,200 sites in Gaza.And many people are living in overcrowded and unsafe conditions.
Mr. Alakbarov also shared some of the Secretary-General’s comments in the report, including regarding the launch of phase two of the United States-led plan, noting that the United Nations Chief called the establishment of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza an important step.
“It is important that all parties fully adhere to their commitments so that Gaza recovery can move forward Advancing a credible political horizon towards a two-state solution,” He said.
“In coordination with the Palestinian Authority, The United Nations stands ready to support the Committee’s efforts to provide vital public services, facilitate humanitarian assistance, and lay the groundwork for reconstruction.”
