Overview
- Palestinian factions are expected to meet in Cairo this week to finalize candidates for an independent technocratic committee to run Gaza’s daily affairs.
- U.S. officials say President Trump is expected to name members of a new Board of Peace this week, with former UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov already identified as director-general.
- Reporting by the Wall Street Journal says Hamas has rebuilt cash reserves, recruited and trained fighters, and restored some tunnels while refusing to surrender small arms.
- Israeli officials have drawn up contingency plans for a new ground operation in Gaza as they watch for progress on the governance transition and disarmament efforts.
- The ceasefire remains fragile, with more than 400 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers killed since October, and negotiators doubt an International Stabilisation Force could compel Hamas to give up weapons.