Overview

• More than 600 former Mossad, Shin Bet and IDF leaders under the banner of Commanders for Israel’s Security sent a letter to President Trump urging him to pressure Prime Minister Netanyahu to end the Gaza conflict.
• The group asserts that Israel has achieved its two military objectives—dismantling Hamas’s armed wings and governance—and that only a diplomatic deal can bring home the remaining hostages.
• U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Israeli negotiators have shifted toward an all-or-nothing approach that would link a full ceasefire to the immediate release of all captives.
• Prime Minister Netanyahu is reportedly weighing a full military occupation of the Gaza Strip to secure areas where hostages remain held by Hamas.
• Aid airdrops and limited convoy entries have resumed despite logistical chaos and violent distribution incidents; Gaza’s civilian population continues to face severe shortages and rising casualties.