Overview
- Axios reports a New York meeting led by US envoy Steve Witkoff with Mossad chief David Barnea and a senior Qatari official, which the White House has not confirmed.
- Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya says the group would surrender weapons if the occupation ends and the arms can be placed under state authority.
- Hamas indicates it would accept UN personnel to monitor the truce and borders but rejects an international force mandated to disarm it.
- Qatar and Egypt press for a complete Israeli withdrawal as they push negotiations toward a transitional Palestinian administration and an international security presence.
- The ceasefire remains fragile, with a recent reported drone strike that killed three in northern Gaza and conflicting accounts, after an initial phase that swapped all remaining living hostages and dozens of bodies for roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.