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Resolution 2735 (2024) on Gaza (10 June 2024)

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Summary

The Security Council’s resolution adopted at its 9650th meeting on 10 June 2024, which welcomes the new ceasefire proposal announced on May 31, which Israel accepted, calls upon Hamas to also accept it and urges both parties to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition, setting out its three phases — an immediate, full and complete ceasefire with hostage release, prisoner exchange, Israeli withdrawal from populated areas, return of Palestinian civilians to all areas of Gaza including the north and assistance at scale including housing units; then, upon agreement, a permanent end to hostilities for release of all other hostages and a full Israeli withdrawal; then a major multi-year reconstruction plan — underlines that the ceasefire continues while phase-one negotiations continue beyond six weeks, rejects any attempt at demographic or territorial change in the Gaza Strip including any actions that reduce its territory, and reiterates the two-State solution and unifying Gaza with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority (Resolution 2735 (2024) on Gaza (10 June 2024), PDF p.1-2).

What the file is

United Nations document S/RES/2735 (2024), Distr.: General, 10 June 2024, 2 PDF pages, about 490 words in the text copy. The text copy is clean and matches the original. No vote count is given in the file. The proposal welcomed is described, not annexed; “May 31” is printed without a year.

Section by section

  • Preamble (PDF p.1). Reaffirms the Charter; recalls all relevant resolutions on the Middle East, including the Palestinian question; underscores the ongoing diplomatic efforts of Egypt, Qatar and the United States aimed at a comprehensive ceasefire deal consisting of three phases.
  • Paragraph 1 (PDF p.1). Welcomes the new ceasefire proposal announced on May 31, which Israel accepted, calls upon Hamas to also accept it, and urges both parties to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.
  • Paragraph 2(a) (PDF p.1). Phase 1: an immediate, full and complete ceasefire with release of hostages including women, the elderly and the wounded, return of the remains of some hostages who have been killed, exchange of Palestinian prisoners, withdrawal of Israeli forces from the populated areas in Gaza, return of Palestinian civilians to their homes and neighborhoods in all areas of Gaza, including the north, and safe and effective distribution of humanitarian assistance at scale to all Palestinian civilians who need it, including housing units delivered by the international community.
  • Paragraph 2(b) (PDF p.1). Phase 2: upon agreement of the parties, a permanent end to hostilities in exchange for release of all other hostages still in Gaza and a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
  • Paragraph 2(c) (PDF p.1). Phase 3: the start of a major multi-year reconstruction plan for Gaza and the return of the remains of any deceased hostages still in Gaza to their families.
  • Paragraph 3 (PDF p.1). The proposal says if negotiations take longer than six weeks for phase one, the ceasefire will still continue as long as negotiations continue; the readiness of the United States, Egypt and Qatar to keep negotiations going until all agreements are reached and phase two can begin is welcomed.
  • Paragraph 4 (PDF p.2). Stresses the parties adhering to the proposal’s terms once agreed and calls on all Member States and the United Nations to support its implementation.
  • Paragraph 5 (PDF p.2). Rejects any attempt at demographic or territorial change in the Gaza Strip, including any actions that reduce the territory of Gaza.
  • Paragraph 6 (PDF p.2). Reiterates unwavering commitment to the two-State solution where two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders, consistent with international law and relevant UN resolutions, and stresses unifying the Gaza Strip with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority.
  • Paragraph 7 (PDF p.2). Decides to remain seized of the matter.

Key passages

  • “Welcomes the new ceasefire proposal announced on May 31, which Israel accepted, calls upon Hamas to also accept it, and urges both parties to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition” (PDF p.1)
  • “Rejects any attempt at demographic or territorial change in the Gaza Strip, including any actions that reduce the territory of Gaza” (PDF p.2)

Evidence the work relies on

  • The resolution rests on the ceasefire proposal announced on May 31, which it describes in paragraph 2 without annexing its text, and on the diplomatic efforts of Egypt, Qatar and the United States. It gives no figures for hostages, prisoners or housing units.

Analysis

Instead of demanding a ceasefire itself, as resolution 2728 did for Ramadan, the Council here endorses a negotiated proposal whose text it does not reproduce, recording Israel’s acceptance and calling on Hamas to accept. Its phases tie a permanent end to hostilities and full withdrawal to agreement in phase two, while the six-week point protects the phase-one ceasefire only for as long as negotiations continue. The demographic and territorial rejection in paragraph 5 and the Palestinian Authority unification point in paragraph 6 are the resolution’s own additions beyond the proposal’s phases.

People, organizations, places and events

UN Security Council, UN Security Council Resolution 2735, Hamas, Gaza, Egypt, Palestinian Authority, Israel, Qatar, United States

Concepts

Two-state solution

How it relates to other sources

Open questions

  • No vote count is given in the file, and “May 31” is printed without a year; the resolution is dated 10 June 2024.
  • The full text of the proposal welcomed is not in the file, and no numbers are given for hostages, Palestinian prisoners or housing units.

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