How the UN Gaza resolution creates new foreign ‘mandate’ over Palestinians

A newly approved UN Security Council resolution establishes an international force that will use "all necessary measures to carry out its mandate" in Gaza. The resolution puts a US-led plan into effect, creating an "International Stabilisation Force" to oversee a 20-point plan for the enclave's future for a two-year period. Analysts criticize the resolution as a "classic colonial scheme" comparable to the British Mandate, arguing it disregards Palestinian rights to self-determination. The plan is backed by the Palestinian Authority and several Arab states, which provided political cover for Russia and China to abstain from the vote rather than using their veto power.