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As Trump admin pushes Gaza peace plan, history shows UN peacekeeping’s mixed record
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The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, presented a draft U.N. Security Council resolution on Wednesday to partner nations aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, including authorization for an international security force, according to a senior U.S. official.
Waltz recently met with representatives from Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates, who are expected to coordinate humanitarian and reconstruction efforts around the proposal. The draft resolution seeks to authorize a two-year international stabilization force in Gaza under U.N. oversight — part of what officials describe as «phase two» of the broader postwar plan.
According to Reuters and the Associated Press, the draft would empower the mission to «use all necessary measures» to secure Gaza, protect civilians and begin the demilitarization of armed groups once large-scale combat ends. The plan includes forming a transitional «Board of Peace» to coordinate with Egypt, Israel and a vetted Palestinian police force.
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Washington has ruled out sending U.S. combat troops but has asked Muslim-majority countries, including Indonesia, Egypt, the U.A.E. and Turkey, to contribute. Israeli officials have already said they will not allow Turkish troops on their borders.
The meeting, in which the Palestinian Authority took part, marked a rare diplomatic engagement, notable because the U.S. plan envisioned handing authority back to the PA after reforms, a condition Israel opposes, Axios reports.
Military vehicles are gathered near the Israel-Gaza border, amid a ceasefire, in southern Israel on Oct. 12, 2025. (Ammar Awad/Reuters)
In an interview with Fox News Digital, John Spencer, executive director of the Urban Warfare Institute, said the concept can work — but only if it follows successful precedents. «For Gaza, I personally would like people to think Kosovo, not Lebanon,» he said. «History shows exactly what determines success: a clear mandate, enough troops and the authority to act.»
Kosovo: A model of success
Polish soldiers, part of the peacekeeping mission in Kosovo, guard a municipal building in the town of Zvecan, northern Kosovo, May 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Bojan Slavkovic)
After the 1999 NATO campaign, the Kosovo Force (KFOR) deployed under U.N. Security Council Resolution 1244 with about 50,000 troops to stabilize the region, separate combatants and rebuild governance.
«Kosovo gives you the best example,» Spencer said. «It had a clear disarmament mandate, a capable coalition and enough troops to enforce peace.»
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He warned that Gaza will require similar patience. «If somebody believes this will just disappear from the news in six months, that’s not reality,» he said, noting that KFOR remains in place decades later, albeit with fewer troops.
Bosnia: Mandate and mass
A woman mourns among graves in Memorial Center Potocari, near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on July 11, 2015. (AP)
The 1995 Dayton Accords ended the Bosnian war and authorized the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR), followed by the Stabilization Force (SFOR). About 60,000 troops were deployed to enforce the peace, separate armies and support reconstruction.
«These were significant forces with clear mandates for disarming,» Spencer said. «That’s what success looks like — a mission with both muscle and legitimacy.»
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He added that Gaza’s mission must mirror Bosnia’s strong command structure and clear legal authority, not rely on unarmed observers.
East Timor: Fast-track legitimacy
East Timorese rebel leader Xanana Gusmao is embraced as he returns to the Armed Forces of National Liberation army camp after his release from an Indonesian prison in the hills outside of Dili, East Timor on Oct. 24, 1999. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
In East Timor, an Australian-led mission entered under U.N. authority in 1999 after post-independence violence. It restored order and laid the groundwork for local governance.
«East Timor shows how quickly you can start rebuilding governance when the force has legitimacy and local trust,» Spencer said. «That legitimacy must exist from day one in Gaza.»
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Lebanon: A cautionary tale
A member of the UNIFIL force patrols in the southern Lebanese village of Borj El Mlouk, near the border with Israel, on Jan. 7, 2025. (Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images)
By contrast, the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established in 1978 and expanded after the 2006 war, is what Spencer calls a failure.
«Southern Lebanon was not a success story,» he said. «They were glorified observers without a mandate to demilitarize anything.»
Israel has long criticized UNIFIL for allowing Hezbollah to entrench under its watch. Spencer said the same mistake cannot be repeated in Gaza. «It has to be seen as liberating areas from militant rule, not occupying them,» he said.
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Lessons for Gaza
Destroyed buildings in Gaza, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, July 28, 2025. (Reuters)
Spencer described an «inkblot strategy» — stabilizing cleared districts while combat continues elsewhere. «You can create safe areas where a stabilization force, under the right mandate and equipped correctly, is stabilizing areas while you are also conducting operations against Hamas,» he said.
He predicts that the Israel Defense Forces will continue high-intensity operations while the international force focuses on humanitarian aid, demining and restoring order in secured zones. «Part of the lesson is giving people a vision of life after Hamas,» Spencer said.
During a recent visit to Gaza, Spencer said he saw «a glimmer of hope» in newly established humanitarian zones inside cleared areas. «If you start quickly, even on a small scale, success builds success,» he said.
About 200 U.S. personnel are already on the ground in a civil-military coordination center managing logistics and planning for the proposed transition in Israel. Spencer said this small presence will be vital to coordinating aid, reconstruction and stabilization without engaging in combat.
He warned that the mission will face disinformation and attacks from groups opposed to peace. «There are people who do not want this to succeed,» he said. «Thinking through how they’ll try to undermine it — especially online — is vital.»
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He added that stabilization must move alongside local capacity-building. «You have to start training a vetted Palestinian police force and governance team,» he said. «That’s how you build legitimacy.»
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At least 20 people are dead after an overnight attack in Nigeria’s north-central region on Palm Sunday.
The attack happened in the Gari Ya Waye community in the Jos North area of Plateau state, according to Joyce Lohya Ramnap, the state commissioner for information.
It remains unclear how many people were wounded or killed, and who was behind the massacre.
Residents told The Associated Press that gunmen on bikes shot «sporadically» into the community, killing at least 20 people.
Police officers gather at the scene of Sunday night attack in Gari Ya Waye community in the Jos North Nigeria, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Samson Omale/AP Photo)
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International Christian Concern (ICC), a global humanitarian organization, reported the gunmen killed at least 30 people.
ICC also noted at least 10 people were killed earlier Sunday, with humanitarian worker, Alex Barbir, stating on social media that the victims were Christians.
Following the attacks, the Plateau state government imposed a 48-hour curfew.
People gather at the scene of Sunday night attack in Gari Ya Waye community in the Jos North Nigeria, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Samson Omale/AP Photo)
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In 2025, the ICC documented the killing of at least 54 Christians in Zikke village near Jos following Palm Sunday celebrations.
More than 100 homes were destroyed during the ambush.
Nigeria is ranked the seventh-worst country in the world for Christian persecution, accounting for 72% of the total number of Christian killings worldwide in 2025, according to Open Doors, a global Christian charity.
People gather in Gari Ya Waye community in the Jos North Nigeria, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Samson Omale/AP Photo)
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Last year alone, Open Doors records show 546 Christians were killed in the Plateau State.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Dem lawmaker sparks online firestorm after saying Iryna Zarutska mural doesn’t align with city’s values
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A Rhode Island Democratic state representative is facing blowback on social media after claiming that a mural of Iryna Zarutska, the Ukrainian woman whose brutal murder while riding a North Carolina sparked national outrage, doesn’t reflect the «values» of the city of Providence.
«Ultimately, we want to make sure that every community member who calls Providence home feels safe,» Rep. David Morales told local media about a mural of Zarutska facing calls to be removed from the exterior of an LGBTQ+ club in downtown Providence.
«We can both agree that this mural behind us does not reflect Providence’s values nor does it reflect the creativity that we would want to see in our city.»
The lawmaker’s comments immediately sparked negative reactions from conservatives on social media after they were posted by the conservative influencer account End Wokeness in a post that has been viewed over 1 million times.
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Rhode Island State Rep. David Morales is facing heat over comments made about a mural of Iryna Zarutska. (WPRI; Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
«What are his values?» Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted on X.
«He cites people wanting to be ‘safe’ as a reason to destroy a mural on a private building meant to honor a murdered woman,» Red State writer Bonchie posted on X. «You can’t imagine how crazy Democrats are in these blue bastions. You think what you see on MSNBC is nuts? It’s even worse in their bubble cities.»
«Honoring the memory of a Ukrainian immigrant who had her throat slit on public transportation by a repeat offender with 14 prior arrests doesn’t reflect Providence’s values????» Defending Education communications director Erika Sanzi posted on X.
«What ‘value’ does the mural not reflect?» Republican Rep. Chip Roy posted on X.
«Iryna’s death highlights the consequences of warped policies that keep violent criminals out of jail,» Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts posted on X. «Memorializing her reminds us that those policies create more victims and should be eliminated. Telling that those aren’t Rep. Morales’ ‘values.’»
«True,» Texas GOP Sen. Ted Cruz posted on X. «Dems would prefer a mural celebrating her murderer.»
«Providence had a George Floyd mural and nobody called it divisive,» GOP strategist and commentator Mehek Cooke posted on X. «Iryna got murdered by a man arrested over a dozen times, and a city couldn’t let her face stay on a wall because the donor list was inconvenient. We means-test grief now.»
CNN commentator Scott Jennings referred to Morales as a «deranged lunatic» in a post on X.
Fox News Digital reached out to Morales’s office for comment but did not receive a response.
Morales responded to Musk on X in a post clarifying what his «values» are.
«Not to exploit the death of a refugee to push an agenda centered around fear and division,» Morales wrote. «My values, like many of our neighbors in Providence, is to protect our immigrant neighbors from ICE’s state-sanctioned violence and supporting our refugee neighbors with authentic care.»
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Iryna Zarutska cowers as her attacker towers over her. (NewsNation via Charlotte Area Transit System)
The mayor of Providence, Democrat Brett P. Smiley, has also spoken out against the mural.
«The murder of the individual depicted in this mural was a devastating tragedy, but the misguided, isolating intent of those funding murals like this across the country is divisive and does not represent Providence,» Smiley said. «I continue to encourage our community to support local artists whose work brings us closer together rather than further divides us.»
Zarutska, a 23-year-old refugee who fled her country after the Russian invasion, was brutally stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack while riding the Lynx Blue Line light rail in Charlotte, N.C., last year.
The suspect, Decarlos Brown Jr., 34, is charged with violence against a railroad carrier and mass transportation system resulting in death, which is a capital offense under federal law.
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Booking photo of Decarlos Dejuan Brown Jr., taken Sept. 14, 2022, following his arrest in Mecklenburg County. Brown, 34, is now charged in the Aug. 22, 2025, stabbing death of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska aboard a Charlotte light-rail train. (Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO))
Records from the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction show Brown has a prior criminal history, including convictions for larceny, breaking and entering and armed robbery. He served five years in prison starting in 2015.
Zarutska’s death prompted questions about soft on crime policies adopted by many Democratic-run cities. President Donald Trump spotlighted the killing during his State of the Union address last month.
«Iryna was riding home on the train when a deranged monster, who had been arrested over a dozen times and was released through no-cash bail, stood up and viciously slashed a knife through her neck and body,» Trump said.
Fox News Digital’s Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
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