A dramatic showdown unfolded at the UN Security Council as Russia and China sharply criticised the newly adopted U.S.-drafted resolution on Gaza’s post-war governance. Russia’s UN envoy, Vasily Nebenzya, accused Washington of pushing through a vague and dangerous plan that hands sweeping control of Gaza to a proposed “Board of Peace” and an International Stabilisation Force (ISF) without clear mandates, troop contributors, or accountability to the Palestinian Authority. He warned that the plan risks entrenching the separation of Gaza and the West Bank, echoing “colonial-era practices,” and could even transform the ISF into a party to the conflict. Nebenzya said Russia refrained from submitting its own proposal only to prevent renewed bloodshed, but declared the day a “sorrowful one” for the Council and a blow to the two-state solution. China’s ambassador Fu Cong echoed these concerns, slamming the resolution as vague, opaque, and lacking essential details about the ISF’s structure, scope, and authorities despite repeated requests.