The United States intensified its push on Friday for the United Nations to back its proposed plan for Gaza, even as Russia introduced a competing proposal. The Russian plan notably omits any mention of a transitional authority that would be led by President Donald Trump. Instead, it calls on the United Nations to explore options for deploying an international stabilization force.

Following more than two years of conflict in Gaza, the U.S., along with eight other nations instrumental in brokering a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, urged the 15-member U.N. Security Council to swiftly adopt the latest U.S. draft resolution. Among these countries, only Pakistan holds a seat on the council.

The joint appeal from the U.S., Qatar, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Jordan, and Turkey emerged after the U.S. faced criticism earlier in the week. In response, the U.S. made amendments to its proposal, incorporating clearer language regarding Palestinian self-determination. This information comes from a U.N. diplomat, who wished to remain anonymous while discussing the sensitive negotiations.

The revised U.S. draft, alongside the Russian proposal, is anticipated to be up for a vote early next week. The diplomat expressed confidence that the American plan might secure the required nine votes for approval, with Russia and China expected to abstain rather than exercise their veto power.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized that Trump’s ceasefire plan represents the optimal route to achieving peace in the Middle East. Rubio further stated that the U.S. resolution is poised to propel this peace initiative forward.

The U.S. resolution endorses Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan, which calls for a yet-to-be-established Board of Peace as a transitional authority that he would head. It also would authorize an international stabilization force in Gaza with a wide mandate, including overseeing the borders, providing security and demilitarizing the territory.

Arab and other countries that have expressed interest in participating in the stabilization force have indicated that such a mandate is necessary for them to contribute troops.

After facing objections from some U.N. Security Council members that the resolution didn’t envision a future independent Palestinian state, the U.S. made revisions.

It now says that after reforms to the Palestinian Authority are “faithfully carried out and Gaza redevelopment has advanced, the conditions may be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood.”

Russia’s rival draft resolution, obtained Friday by The Associated Press, includes stronger language supporting Palestinian statehood alongside Israel and stressing that the West Bank and Gaza must be joined as a state under the Palestinian Authority.

Russia’s U.N. mission said in a statement that it took the step because the U.N. Security Council, which is responsible for maintaining international peace and security, “should be given a rightful role and the necessary tools to ensure accountability and control.”

Russia said council resolutions also are supposed to reaffirm fundamental decisions, “first and foremost the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian settlement.”

Russia said those provisions were not in the U.S. draft, so it circulated its own text whose objective is “to amend the U.S. concept and bring it into conformity” with previous council decisions.

“We would like to stress that our document does not contradict the American initiative,” the Russian mission said. “On the contrary, it notes the tireless efforts by the mediators — the United States, Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey — without which the long-awaited ceasefire and the release of hostages and detainees would have been impossible.”

Russia said it also welcomes provisions of Trump’s plan that brought about the ceasefire, release of hostages and detainees, exchange of bodies and resumption of humanitarian access and aid deliveries.

On Thursday, the U.S. mission to the United Nations warned in a statement that “attempts to sow discord” have “grave, tangible and entirely avoidable consequences for Palestinians in Gaza.” It urged the council to unite and pass the latest U.S. draft resolution.