Overview
- Foreign ministers from the UAE, Jordan, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt urged unfettered UN/NGO access to Gaza, endorsed UN Security Council Resolution 2803, and backed President Trump’s comprehensive plan to sustain a cease-fire and launch recovery.
- Israeli media reports say Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to decide who will govern Gaza if an international stabilization force falters, as the army prepares contingency plans for a renewed operation against Hamas infrastructure.
- Flights at Aden International Airport stopped after Saudi Ambassador Mohammad Al Jaber said STC leader Aidarus al‑Zubaidi denied landing for a Saudi delegation, while Yemen’s transport ministry protested new Saudi screening rules routing Aden‑bound flights—especially from the UAE—through Jeddah.
- Iranian state outlets reported multiple deaths in cost‑of‑living protests, including two civilians and a Basij member, as senior adviser Ali Larijani warned President Trump against U.S. interference following Trump’s statement that Washington stands ready to act if protesters are killed.
- U.S. Southern Command said two sets of strikes this week on suspected drug‑smuggling boats killed eight people, raising the operation’s death toll to at least 115, and released video of three vessels being hit during one of the engagements.