Overview
- Arab and Western officials said an international Peace Board led by President Donald Trump is expected to be unveiled before year-end under a renewable two-year UN mandate.
- The plan envisions a multinational stabilization force to secure Gaza, oversee Hamas disarmament and enable an Israeli withdrawal, with deployment eyed for early 2026.
- Israel rejects Turkish participation in the force and several regional governments are reluctant to contribute troops, leaving membership and command unresolved.
- Hamas has not accepted disarmament, stalling the launch of phase two that would also install a technocratic Palestinian administration.
- Despite the truce, Israeli operations continued with new deaths reported in Gaza and the West Bank, and UNICEF says more than 70 children have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 10.