Overview
- Talik and Itzik Gvili urged leaders to stop the push to a Phase Two governance plan, saying their son Ran has not been returned.
- Ran Gvili is reported as the last remaining hostage casualty still held in the Gaza Strip, with his parents warning, “Do not leave Ran behind.”
- President Donald Trump announced the creation of a Peace Council on Truth Social, calling it “the most prestigious council ever formed” and saying full membership will be revealed soon.
- The Prime Minister’s Office said the U.S. move was not coordinated with Israel and described it as contrary to Israeli policy.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the foreign minister to urgently contact the U.S. secretary of state to convey Israel’s opposition to the initiative.