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UN Security Council Embraces U.S. Demand for Hamas's Disarmament
(Wall Street Journal) Editorial - On Monday, the UN Security Council endorsed President Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza, ratifying for the first time the requirements that Hamas disarm and Gaza be demilitarized. It's a setback for the terrorists. UN Ambassador Mike Waltz calls it the most pro-Israel Security Council resolution in decades. The resolution, like the Trump plan, says that if the PA undergoes a stringent course of reform and deradicalization, "the conditions may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood." In other words, the time to talk about statehood is when such a state would cease to be a mortal threat to Israel. The resolution also authorizes Israel's presence in a Gaza buffer zone. Hamas has issued a statement condemning the resolution. "The Palestinian factions also stressed their rejection of any clause related to disarming Gaza." By not disarming, Hamas is in continuing breach of the agreement, holding up the reconstruction of Gaza.