Ambassador Michael Imran Kanu told reporters that the Security Council will "convene a meeting on Middle East that will deal with Palestine on the 20 fourth" (24 November) and that the session will follow an indirect ceasefire agreement reached through negotiations between Israel and Hamas. He said the 24 November meeting should cover both the West Bank and Gaza and called for continued international pressure to preserve the possibility of a two-state solution.

On the question of a stabilization force in Gaza, Kanu said the presidency and Sierra Leone are "ready to work with any member states that would, put forward a resolution and stabilization force," and noted the presidency had been informed of a separate group's meeting in Istanbul. He said the Council would need to define the force's mandate and stressed that there should be "no decision about Palestine without the involvement of Palestinian people."

Why it matters: proposals for a foreign stabilization force in Gaza would require Security Council authorization and carry legal, operational and political implications for peacekeeping, humanitarian access and accountability. The presidency's statements indicate receptiveness to member-state initiatives but do not pre-commit the Council to any specific mandate or force composition.

Questions from reporters raised specific concerns about settler violence and territorial changes in the West Bank that, journalists argued, could make a two-state solution physically difficult. Kanu said those concerns should be part of the 24 November briefing and again urged continued pressure on parties to avoid steps that would render a two-state outcome impossible.

What remains open: Kanu repeatedly framed answers in his national capacity and said the Council would consider concrete proposals if presented; he did not describe any text or draft resolution that had yet been filed to authorize or define a stabilization force.