UN to Vote on Trump Gaza Plan as Netanyahu Rejects Palestinian State 'Path'; Kirk Honored in Israel

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JERUSALEM, Israel –  It's an important day for the future of Israel.

The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on President Donald Trump's International Stabilization Plan for Gaza. It comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin attempts to introduce his own plan. And in Jerusalem, Jews and Christians gathered to honor Charlie Kirk.

Hamas issued a statement ahead of the U.N. vote, saying any disarmament of the terror group violates their "right to resistance" and Palestinian sovereignty."

Over the weekend, Putin called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to the Kremlin, the two talked about the Gaza ceasefire and Putin's counter-proposal to the Trump administration's International Stabilization Plan.

Netanyahu warned in his cabinet meeting on Sunday that no plan should open the door for a Palestinian state and that Hamas will be disarmed "the hard way or the easy way."

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Meanwhile, with music, speakers, and multiple memories, more than a hundred people turned out in Jerusalem to pay tribute to Kirk, the slain founder of Turning Point USA, hosted by David Nekrutman, executive director of the Isaiah Project.

"It is hard to believe that Charlie Kirk is no longer with us," Nekrutman said. "The world is a quieter and less challenging place without his voice."

Kirk made clear his love for the Holy Land. And on Sunday night, people here, even Orthodox Jews, came to make clear their love for him.

American-Israeli rapper Nissim Black honored him at the gathering, noting, "Charlie Kirk was a giant."

Kirk was quoted as saying that when he came to Israel, he had contact with the living God, and the Bible came to life. That’s why he said his favorite trip he ever took was to Israel, and the second favorite trip he ever took was to Israel.

Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs