Overview
- Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan said Hamas is prepared to transfer day-to-day administration of Gaza to a Palestinian committee.
- Fidan outlined sequencing in which a new administration and trained police begin work before Hamas is disarmed, with Hamas members excluded from the police and international stabilization forces supporting them, though contributors were not specified.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expects a rapid shift to the second phase of the U.S.-proposed plan and plans to meet President Donald Trump later this month.
- The U.S. blueprint for phase two includes withdrawing most Israeli forces from Gaza, deploying international stabilization troops, and setting up a new governing structure led by a proposed Peace Council of about ten Arab and Western leaders.
- Axios reports Trump expects the parties to move to the next stage by December 25, while key timing, force contributors, and disarmament verification details remain under negotiation.