What role is there for the Palestinian Authority in the UN-backed two-state plan?

The seven-page plan is the result of an international conference at the U.N. in July - hosted by Saudi Arabia and France - on the decades-long conflict. The U.S. and Israel boycotted the event.

The U.N.-backed initiative is unlikely to be discussed at a meeting on Monday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Instead, the leaders are set to consider a 21-point peace plan Washington presented to Arab and Muslim states last week aimed at ending the war, freeing the remaining hostages and promoting Israeli-Palestinian dialogue on peaceful coexistence.

The 193-member U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution to endorse the two-state plan on September 12. The resolution received 142 votes in favor and 10 against, while 12 countries abstained.

The plan backed by the U.N. states "the war in Gaza must end now" and supports mediation efforts by the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

In terms of a potential Palestinian Authority role, the plan states:

Following a Gaza ceasefire, a transitional administrative committee must be immediately established to operate in Gaza under the umbrella of the Palestinian Authority.

It supports the deployment of a temporary international stabilization mission - upon invitation by the Palestinian Authority and backed by the U.N. Security Council - with appropriate regional and international support.

It says this mission could evolve depending on the needs and would provide protection to the Palestinian civilian population, support transfer of internal security responsibilities to the Palestinian Authority, provide capacity-building support for the Palestinian State and its security forces, and security guarantees for Israel and the Palestinians, including monitoring of the ceasefire and of a future peace agreement, in full respect of their sovereignty.

The plan reaffirms the need for the Palestinian Authority to continue implementing its credible reform agenda with international support, particularly from the European Union and the Arab League, focusing on good governance, transparency, fiscal sustainability, combating incitement and hate speech, service provision, business climate and development.

It welcomed a commitment by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to holding democratic and transparent general and presidential elections throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, within a year. These elections would be under international auspices, enable democratic competition between Palestinian actors committed to respecting the Palestinian Liberation Organization political platform, its international commitments and the relevant U.N. resolutions. The elections would allow for a new generation of elected representatives to take responsibility. Upon invitation by the Palestinian Authority, the EU committed to continued support to the electoral process.

The U.N.-backed plan commits to mobilizing political and financial support for the Palestinian Authority as it advances its reforms to help it strengthen institutional capacities, implement its reform agenda, and uphold its responsibilities across the Occupied Palestinian Territory. It calls on more countries to pledge increased financial support and for convening, as soon as possible, an international donors’ meeting.