Overview
- Egypt's foreign minister said negotiators in Cairo agreed on the names for a 15-member Palestinian technocratic body to run Gaza under a U.S.-backed transition plan.
- U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff declared Phase Two underway, calling for full demilitarization, reconstruction, and the creation of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (CNAG).
- A Hamas delegation met Egyptian mediators to discuss the committee's operating mechanisms, with talks involving other Palestinian factions expected to follow.
- The committee has not been formally announced and would require a decree from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas before taking up governance duties.
- Names circulating for committee chair include Ali Shaath and Maged Abu Ramadan, as the U.S. warns Hamas to return the last deceased hostage and cites Phase One achievements on ceasefire, aid access, and hostage returns.