A Russian proposal in the Security Council regarding Gaza challenges an American draft.

Russia presented a draft resolution in the United Nations Security Council regarding the Gaza Strip on Thursday, challenging U.S. efforts to pass a text it drafted in the council, which would support President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip.

The United States officially distributed the draft resolution to the fifteen members of the Security Council last week, stating that it has regional support for its decision, which would grant a two-year mandate to a transitional governing body and an international force to achieve stability.

The Russian mission to the United Nations stated in a memo, which Reuters reviewed, to Security Council members on Thursday afternoon that "its draft resolution is inspired by the American draft resolution."

The memo stated that "the aim of our draft is to enable the Security Council to adopt a balanced, acceptable, and unified approach towards achieving a sustainable cessation of hostilities."

The Russian draft requests that the UN Secretary-General identify options for an international force to stabilize Gaza, and does not mention the "Peace Council" that the United States proposed to establish to manage the transitional period in Gaza.

The U.S. mission to the United Nations urged the Security Council to move forward with approving the American text.

A spokesperson for the U.S. mission stated that "attempts to sow discord now - when agreement on this resolution is under active negotiation - have serious and tangible consequences that can be entirely avoided for the Palestinians in Gaza," adding that "the ceasefire is fragile, and we urge the council to unite and move forward to achieve the much-needed peace."

The Israeli occupation and Hamas agreed last October to the first phase of Trump's 20-point plan regarding Gaza, to end a two-year war and release Israeli prisoners in exchange for Palestinian detainees.

This plan is attached to the American draft resolution.

Trump has ruled out sending American troops to the Gaza Strip, but officials are discussing the establishment of a force consisting of about 20,000 soldiers, and are having discussions with Indonesia, the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and Azerbaijan to participate in it.