The UN Security Council discusses the next day of Gaza with a 15-point roadmap and a critical perspective for a peaceful solution in the Middle East.
At a particularly critical juncture for the Middle East, the Security Council UN Security Council returns to the centre of international developments, examining the future steps for Gaza and the wider Palestinian cause, with a new 15-point roadmap at its core that aspires to pave the way for gradual de-escalation, reconstruction and a political solution. The discussions focus on the need for immediate implementation of Resolution 2803, the disarmament of armed groups, strengthening the humanitarian assistance and the creation of a sustainable security and governance framework, while at the same time warnings of the fragile situation on the ground and risk of renewed destabilization underline that the window of diplomatic opportunity remains limited and extremely critical.
On the Palestinian issue, the UN Security Council met, with the briefing focusing on the need for rapid implementation of Resolution 2803 (2025) and the Comprehensive Plan for Gaza.
Greece’s position
The Permanent Representative of Greece, Ambassador Aglaia Balta, welcomed the progress outlined in the latest report of the Peace Council, while underlining the need for further measures, including in the humanitarian sector.
She stressed that Hamas and all other armed groups must move towards immediate disarmament, paving the way for reconstruction.
Increase humanitarian and trade flows
Mrs. Balta called for an increase in humanitarian and commercial flows, including through UNRWA and the Cyprus Maritime Humanitarian Corridor.
She stressed that the increasing settler violence and settlement expansion in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are reprehensible and must stop immediately.
He also reiterated Greece’s support for the two-state solution as the only path to peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians.
For his part, High Representative Nikolai Mladenov acknowledged that some substantive developments have taken place, noting that “weapons have largely been silenced throughout Gaza for the first time in two years” and that “every hostage has returned to his family.”
However, he stressed that Gaza is still far from recovery, with “some eighty-five percent of buildings” damaged or destroyed, and more than one million people remain without permanent shelter.
15-point Roadmap
Mladenov presented the 15-point Roadmap as a framework based on “reciprocity” and verification, explaining that “every step on one side triggers a step on the other.” On the security front, he stressed that disarmament would be “gradual, sequential and time-bound” under Palestinian leadership and international monitoring.
He also noted that “no Palestinian armed group will be obliged to hand over its weapons to Israel” but to the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.
According to Mr. Mladenov, the International Stabilization Force will act as a “containment zone,” while Israel will withdraw its forces “to the Gaza perimeter” based on verified progress. He warned that delay could consolidate “a divided Gaza” without meaningful reconstruction, security for Israel or “a viable path to Palestinian self-determination.”
UN Deputy Special Coordinator Ramiz Alakbarov warned that the situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is “increasingly precarious.” In Gaza, he said, delays in the implementation of Resolution 2803, daily violence and the humanitarian crisis have stalled the initial momentum of the ceasefire. He stressed that any resumption of widespread hostilities “would have disastrous consequences,” stressing that “the people of Gaza cannot afford another war.”
“Humanitarian conditions remain acute”
He said humanitarian conditions remain acute, despite the reopening of the Zikim crossing and a limited increase in aid. He noted that the “$4.06 billion” humanitarian response plan has received just “$540 million”. Referring to his visit to Gaza, he conveyed the Children’s Committee’s “The Gaza We Want” message that “the children of Gaza deserve to live” in a Gaza “free from violence and deprivation.”
On the West Bank, Mr. Alakbarov warned of further deterioration, citing new settlement plans, Palestinian deaths and injuries, and settler attacks that have “increased significantly in 2026.” He called on Israeli authorities to take “urgent and concrete steps” to end the attacks and hold perpetrators accountable.
Both rapporteurs concluded that resolution 2803 still offered a critical window of political progress, with Mr. Mladenov warning that the choice was between “a deteriorating status quo or a new beginning” and that “there is no third option.”
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