Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem on Sunday criticized the US proposal set to be voted on at the UN Security Council, which is aimed at advancing President Donald Trump’s comprehensive peace plan for Gaza.

The United States has stepped up calls for U.N. consensus on its plan for Gaza as Russia is circulating a rival proposal

Draft resolution, designated 'sensitive but unclassified', would give US and other participating countries a broad mandate to govern Gaza, says Axios - Anadolu Ajansı

The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a draft resolution to remove Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab from the ISIS/Daesh and Al-Qaeda sanctions list. The US-drafted resolution received 14 votes, with an abstention from China.

Russia on Thursday proposed its own draft of a U.N. resolution on Gaza in a challenge to a U.S. effort to pass its own text at the Security Council that would endorse President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan,

The concerted effort by the US and its allies coincides with the circulation of a rival draft resolution introduced by Russia.

The US mission to the UN warned Palestinians could suffer "grave consequences" if the body did not back its plan soon.