Overview
- The UN Security Council is expected to vote today on a US draft that would create a Trump-chaired peace committee and authorize an international stabilization force through December 2027, though reporting says the transition to phase two remains blocked over mandate details and Hamas disarmament.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ministers Israel Katz and Gideon Sa’ar reiterated that Israel will not accept a Palestinian state west of the Jordan, and Katz said the IDF will retain control of key Gaza areas under any arrangement.
- IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir told troops the military must be ready to rapidly reestablish operational control beyond the Line Yellow to prevent a Hamas resurgence and, if required, shift back to a broad offensive.
- Humanitarian conditions have deteriorated sharply after winter storms flooded camps and left most tents unusable, UNRWA accused Israel of blocking aid in violation of international law, and WHO said about 16,500 patients, including nearly 4,000 children, await medical evacuation.
- Fighting continues with reports of Israeli strikes inside Gaza and West Bank raids, UNIFIL said it was targeted by Israeli fire in southern Lebanon that the IDF called a misidentification, and roughly 100 Hamas fighters are reported holed up in a Rafah tunnel as US envoys pursue emergency talks with Hamas officials.