NEW YORK, 17 Oct. - (ANA) - France, Britain and the United States are working to finalise a UN Security Council resolution in the coming days that would lay the foundation for a future international force in Gaza, as US President Donald Trump fired a warning at Hamas on Thursday.

 

Speaking to reporters in Paris, French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux said such a force had required a UN mandate to provide a strong foundation in international law and facilitate the process of securing potential contributions from countries.

 

With a shaky US-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holding, planning has begun for an international force to stabilise security in the Palestinian enclave, two senior US advisers told news agency Reuters on Wednesday.

 

Paris hosted talks with other European and Arab powers on October 10 to flesh out ideas for Gaza's post-war transition, including how an international force could take shape.

 

Diplomats said the stabilisation force would not be a formal United Nations peacekeeping force paid for by the world body.

 

Instead, a Security Council resolution could mirror action taken by the 15-member body to back the deployment of an international force to combat armed gangs in Haiti.

 

This comes after Trump threatened to "go in and kill" Hamas if it keeps killing people in Gaza, in an apparent reference to alleged shootings of Palestinian civilians following a ceasefire deal with Israel.

 

Meanwhile, late on Thursday, a senior Hamas official accused Israel of violating the ceasefire by killing at least 23 people in attacks since Friday, adding that a list of these violations had been submitted to mediators.  - (ANA) -

 

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