Overview

• Air Force One left Joint Base Andrews for a regional trip that includes a Knesset address and a Gaza summit in Sharm el‑Sheikh, with the White House listing arrival in Tel Aviv at 09:20 MSK and the speech at 11:00 MSK.
• Trump said a new Gaza administration should begin work very soon and described planned international stabilizing forces he expects would rarely need to be used.
• U.S. officials reaffirmed that American ground troops will not deploy to Gaza or Israel, as Vance noted offers from Indonesia and other Muslim‑majority states to contribute forces.
• The UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (BAPOR) reported bringing in food sufficient for roughly 1 million people in Gaza and said wider distribution awaits Israeli clearance.
• Zelensky said he held a second call with Trump in two days on bolstering air defenses and long‑range capabilities, with media reporting Tomahawk missiles were discussed without a decision, as Russian and DNR‑linked outlets reported intensified fighting near Krasnoarmeysk and Seversk and blasts were reported in Kharkiv and Sumy.