Overview

• Trump’s public endorsement of Netanyahu’s occupation plan prompted Israel’s Security Cabinet to approve control over all of Gaza this week
• Gaza is enduring famine conditions and stalled aid deliveries after Israel’s Gideon’s Chariots offensive failed to secure a lasting ceasefire
• Hamas continues to hold about 50 Israeli hostages and insists on formal Palestinian statehood before any disarmament or further exchanges
• After resuming arms shipments to Ukraine and threatening secondary sanctions on Russia, Trump will meet Putin in Alaska to discuss a deal reportedly requiring Ukraine to cede Crimea and Donbas
• His proposal to relocate Palestinian refugees to Somalia and Somaliland underscores a transactional approach that has drawn skepticism from U.S. allies and humanitarian groups