Hamas, Gaza factions say UN resolution undermines national will'

"The groups said the resolution entrenches a reality that restricts Palestinians' right to self-determination. Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Gaza have rejected a United Nations Security Council resolution that establishes a governing board and an international stabilisation force to take over the Israeli-besieged enclave. In a joint statement released on Tuesday, Hamas and other factions in Gaza said the United States-led effort will act as a framework that paves the way for field arrangements imposed outside the Palestinian national will."

"They said that in its current proposed form, the international military force to be deployed in Gaza will turn into a type of imposed guardianship or administration reproducing a reality that restricts the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and to managing their own affairs. The factions said the plan headed by US President Donald Trump and backed by a number of Arab states in the region represents a form of deep international partnership"

"While Palestinians in Gaza rejoiced at the announcement of the October 10 ceasefire as it brought hopes they would be spared from more intense daily bombardment and hunger, some residents were sceptical about the UN resolution. I completely reject this decision, Moamen Abdul-Malek, a resident of Gaza City, told Al Jazeera. Our people are able to rule ourselves. We don't need forces from Arab or foreign countries to rule us. We are the people of this country, and we will bear responsibility for it."

Hamas and other Palestinian factions in Gaza rejected a United Nations Security Council resolution proposing a governing board and an international stabilisation force to take over the besieged enclave. The factions said the United States-led plan would enable field arrangements imposed outside the Palestinian national will and would become an imposed guardianship or administration that restricts Palestinians' right to self-determination and to manage their own affairs. The groups characterised the plan as a deep international partnership supporting an extermination campaign by the Israeli occupation and said the resolution ignores daily West Bank attacks and root causes such as occupation and apartheid. Some Gaza residents expressed scepticism despite relief at a ceasefire.

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