Overview
- Netanyahu said the transition could start by the end of the month once Hamas returns the body of Ran Gvili, completing phase one of the U.S.-backed 20-point plan.
- Phase two calls for Hamas’s disarmament, further Israeli pullbacks, an international stabilisation force, and a temporary Palestinian technocratic administration overseen by an international Board of Peace led by President Donald Trump.
- A senior Hamas official signaled readiness to discuss “freezing or storing or laying down” weapons, addressing a central obstacle to advancing the plan.
- Qatar’s prime minister described the current situation as a pause rather than a full ceasefire, and Egypt’s foreign minister urged rapid deployment of the stabilisation force while accusing Israel of daily violations.
- Germany said it is supporting implementation by sending officers and diplomats to a U.S.-led coordination center in southern Israel and by delivering aid, as Gaza health authorities report hundreds of deaths since the truce began.