Overview
- At Bahrain’s Manama Dialogue, officials warned time is running out and pressed for a firm timetable for Israeli pullback, with Arab diplomats saying Israel has not fully reached the agreed yellow line.
- The ceasefire shows fresh strains as Israel carried out new strikes and returned 30 Palestinian bodies after Hamas transferred the remains of two Israeli hostages.
- Washington says the truce largely holds and that President Trump’s 20‑point Gaza Plan remains in effect despite episodic violence.
- The plan’s security backbone is missing, as no International Stabilization Force has deployed and only Azerbaijan, Indonesia and Pakistan have offered troops while key Arab states seek a UN mandate.
- Hamas has not agreed to disarm and is still believed to field 10,000–25,000 fighters, hindering plans for a non‑Hamas technocratic administration.