Overview
- Trump is set to host Netanyahu on Monday at Mar-a-Lago, following a Sunday meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, according to multiple reports.
- The White House aims to start a Gaza transition in January featuring a vetted Palestinian technocratic government, an International Stabilization Force, and phased demilitarization.
- Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met in Miami with Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey to map next steps as guarantors and to prepare issues Trump will raise with Netanyahu.
- Israeli skepticism persists over demilitarization terms, the technocratic cabinet, the stabilization force, and roles for Qatar and Turkey, as U.S. officials voice frustration over ceasefire violations.
- Officials say candidates for the technocratic cabinet have been vetted, with plans to support the government through a Trump-led Board of Peace and on-the-ground representation by Nickolay Mladenov, and to potentially convene the board at Davos.