Overview

• Trump and Netanyahu held a second White House meeting in which they set a Thursday deadline for a Gaza ceasefire and reaffirmed close U.S.-Israeli policy coordination on Gaza
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formally nominated Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, underscoring his role in recent Middle East peacemaking efforts
• Indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in Doha continue with negotiators still negotiating troop withdrawal terms and mechanisms for humanitarian aid delivery
• After Pentagon warnings of critically low Patriot missile stocks, Trump reversed his halt on military aid to Ukraine and pledged additional defensive weapon deliveries
• Trump publicly denounced Vladimir Putin’s Ukraine statements, signaled potential new sanctions on Russia and said he would soon send letters detailing tariffs on EU exports, 10% duties on BRICS and steep levies on pharmaceuticals and copper