Overview

• President Donald Trump promoted a proposal on the UN sidelines that calls for an immediate halt to fighting and mutual prisoner and hostage releases, with allies saying he will brief Arab leaders and then Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington.
• An unnamed source outlined a 21‑point U.S. draft that would free all hostages within 48 hours of an agreement, bar Israeli attacks on Qatar, reject forced displacement from Gaza, and create interim international and Palestinian bodies, though key details have not been publicly agreed.
• In a combative General Assembly address, Netanyahu pledged to finish off Hamas, said Gaza would be handed to a civilian authority committed to peace, denied genocide allegations, and put the number of Israeli hostages at 48 with 20 alive, as many delegations staged a walkout.
• Hamas condemned Netanyahu’s remarks, rejected demands to disarm, and asserted that a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital is a nonnegotiable right.
• Arab diplomacy intensified as Egypt backed a enforceable U.S. track, said it is training Palestinian police and preparing a Cairo reconstruction conference, the UAE’s foreign minister urged Netanyahu to end the war and secure a lasting cease-fire, and Jordan’s foreign minister blamed Israel for blocking a two-state peace; Israeli media also reported new intelligence units focused on Houthi capabilities, underscoring regional risks.