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Netanyahu blocked Herzog's participation in Trump's Gazan BoP launch at Davos - Axios

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked President Isaac Herzog from attending the launch of US President Donald Trump’s Gazan Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum in Davos, sources told Axios.

US President Donald Trump holds a signed founding charter at the "Board of Peace" meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026.
Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel's announcement recognising Somaliland's statehood in downtown Hargeisa, on December 26, 2025.

Israel steps in to defend Somaliland recognition move at UN amid concerns over Gaza motives

Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, addresses a Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, US, March 18, 2025.

Israeli, Palestinian UN envoys spar as Mansour accuses Israel of seeking ceasefire collapse

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to consider a US proposal for a UN mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, November 17, 2025.

'The ISF is not a UN force, it is a US initiative to disarm Hamas,' Danon to 'Post' after UNSC vote


UN Amb. Danon says Palestinian state 'won't happen' after UNSC backs Trump's Gaza plan

Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon said there will not be a Palestinian state, calling the UNSC move a narrative rather than enforceable.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon attends a meeting of the United Nations Security Council to consider a US proposal for a UN mandate to establish an international stabilization force in Gaza, at UN headquarters in New York City, US, November 17, 2025.

Hamas rejects disarmament clause in Gaza ceasefire plan, claims it was not part of original talks

The UNSC voted on Monday in support of Trump's Gaza peace plan and in favor of a UN mandate to establish the International Stabilization Force (ISF), which is expected to be deployed in Gaza.

Hamas official Osama Hamdan speaks during an interview with AFP in Istanbul on September 15, 2024.

Ben-Gvir calls to assassinate PA officials, arrest Abbas if UNSC approves Gaza resolution

"Targeted assassinations of senior PA officials should be ordered if the UN recognizes a Palestinian State," Ben-Gvir said on Monday.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir attends a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025

Hamas spox. denounces UNSC Gaza draft proposal on International Stabilization Force

Hazam Qassem affirmed that the terror group wants a resolution that prevents Israel from "encroaching on Gaza, the West Bank, or Jerusalem."

Hamas terrorists pictured in Gaza City, October 15, 2025; illustrative.

UN Gaza resolution draft mentions Palestinian state for first time

Notably, this is the same language as is used in the US-backed Gaza plan. However, this is the first time a Palestinian state was mentioned in the main body of the resolution and not in the annex. 

Displaced Palestinians carry food parcels and supplies from aid trucks near the Zikim border crossing between Israel and Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, August 18, 2025.

US tells UNSC diplomats to accept Trump's plan for Gaza or watch war return - New York Times

The report by the New York Times cited seven diplomats saying that US officials offered President Trump's Gaza deal as the only way to a peaceful solution for the situation in the Strip.

Members of the United Nations Security Council meet on the day of a vote on a Gaza resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan. March 25, 2024

Azerbaijan will only send peacekeepers to Gaza if fighting stops completely, source says

As part of President Trump's peace plan for Gaza, the US has been speaking to Azerbaijan, Indonesia, the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey about participating in the International Stabilization Force.

Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution by Russia and China to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran during the 80th UN General Assembly in New York City, US, September 26, 2025.

ISF achieving less than full Hamas disarmament will be a failure, lead to future wars - editorial

The measure of success of the ISF will be tangible – the disarmament of Hamas and the dismantling of its tunnel infrastructure, for starters.

A Palestinian sits in an armchair next to the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 2, 2025

US convenes UNSC, submits resolution regarding Gaza force, Israel not informed beforehand, NSC says

The resolution, submitted by the US with the objective of establishing the International Stabilization Force in Gaza, has not yet been discussed in Israel.

US Ambassador to United Nations Michael Waltz, September 23, 2025.

Israel praises UN snapback of sanctions against Iran for nuke violations

Israel’s Foreign Ministry praised the UN move to reinstate sanctions on Iran, calling it vital to stopping Tehran from obtaining nuclear weapons.

An illustration of enforcing sanctions on Iran.