The US sent several UN Security Council members a draft resolution for the establishment of an international force in Gaza for a duration of at least two years, Axios reported.

The draft was sent to the members on Monday, the report said.

According to the draft, which was designated as “SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED,” the US and other participating countries would be given a broad mandate to govern Gaza.

It also offers them mandate to “provide security through the end of 2027, with the possibility of extensions after that.”

Speaking to Axios, a US official said that the aim is to deploy the first troops to Gaza by January, adding that the International Security Force (ISF) will be an “enforcement force and not a peacekeeping force.”

The ISF would also “stabilize the security environment in Gaza by ensuring the process of demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, including the destruction and prevention of rebuilding of military, terror, and offensive infrastructure, as well as the permanent decommissioning of weapons from non-state armed groups,” the draft states.

According to the report, this suggests that the ISF’s mandate includes disarming Hamas, if the group doesn’t do so.

There has been little sign of progress on the next stages of President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end war in Gaza and major obstacles still lie ahead, including the disarmament of Hamas and a timeline for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.

Additionally, according to the draft, the force, which is expected to be established in consultation with the Gaza “Board of Peace,” will be tasked with securing “Gaza’s borders with Israel and Egypt, protecting civilians and humanitarian corridors, and training a new Palestinian police force, with which it’s to partner in its mission.”

As for the Board of Peace, the draft calls for its empowerment as “‘a transitional governance administration’ to set the priorities and raise funding for Gaza reconstruction, until the Palestinian Authority ‘has satisfactorily completed its reform program’.”

The draft also calls for the Board of Peace to remain in place at least through the end of 2027, Axios reported.