Hamilton, Canada – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday he was optimistic that the UN Security Council would finalize a resolution on Gaza that would back an international security force.
The United States last week started circulating the draft resolution that would follow up on a ceasefire in the two-year war championed by President Donald Trump.
While the Trump administration has long criticized the United Nations, a number of countries have said that they need the authorization of the Security Council before they can deploy troops to Gaza.
Rubio said that the deployment for the international force was crucial both to allowing more assistance into the Palestinian territory and sidelining Hamas.
“If you really want to see a huge uptick, not just in humanitarian assistance, but redevelopment, you’re going to need to have security,” Rubio said.
