Overview
- Qatar’s prime minister said Qatar, Turkey and Egypt are meeting with the United States to advance the next phase and urged a full Israeli withdrawal and rapid deployment of a stabilization force.
- Hamas stated it would place its weapons under a Palestinian authority if Israeli occupation ends and said it accepts UN separation forces to monitor borders and uphold the ceasefire.
- The envisaged second phase of President Donald Trump’s plan includes disarming Hamas, installing a transitional Palestinian authority and deploying an international stabilization force, though it remains unapproved.
- Israel opposes any Turkish role in a stabilization mission, while many Arab and Muslim states hesitate to contribute troops that could face Palestinians.
- The truce remains fragile, with Israel carrying out strikes it says respond to violations and local civil defense reporting hundreds of deaths, as phase one hostage exchanges have largely concluded with only one body still unreturned.