Overview
- The Council is scheduled to vote Monday on a U.S. draft that would create a Peace Committee chaired by President Trump and authorize an international stabilization force through December 2027.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar reiterated opposition to a Palestinian state west of the Jordan and sought to strip statehood language from the resolution.
- IDF chief Eyal Zamir said the army must be prepared to reassert operational control beyond the Linea Gialla and hold strategic access points to prevent a Hamas revival.
- Field reports cited continued Israeli strikes and demolitions inside Gaza during the ceasefire, with Wafa reporting three deaths in Khan Yunis, as Red Cross and al-Qassam teams resumed a body recovery effort in Gaza City.
- UNIFIL reported fire from an Israeli tank on a position in southern Lebanon, which Israel called a mistake, and heavy winter rains further degraded conditions for displaced families across Gaza.