The U.N. Security Council approves a U.S. plan for a Gaza stabilization force

A Palestinian man carries bags of firewood after collecting it from the rubbish in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday.

The plan authorizes a security force in the devastated territory and envisions a possible path to an independent Palestinian state. Russia, which had circulated a rival resolution, abstained along with China on the 13-0 vote.

(Image credit: Abdel Kareem Hana)