Overview
- President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Florida to press the October ceasefire plan’s next stage, which envisages Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, Hamas disarmament, a technocratic transitional authority, and a UN‑mandated international security force.
- CNN and regional reporting described the encounter as a sensitive moment marked by differing priorities and domestic pressures, with U.S. officials seeking movement on governance and security arrangements that Israel has hesitated to implement.
- Ten foreign ministers warned the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains catastrophic and urged Israel to ease access for aid groups, lift restrictive dual‑use controls, open more crossings, and meet higher delivery targets, noting NGO registrations risk cancellation under new rules.
- Saudi Arabia said it carried out a limited strike on Al‑Mukalla port targeting weapons and combat vehicles without collateral damage, after which Yemen’s Rashad Al‑Alimi declared a nationwide state of emergency for 90 days and a 72‑hour air, sea, and land ban on all entry points.
- The UAE formally rejected claims it fueled Yemen’s conflict, said the contested shipment held no weapons and vehicles were for Emirati forces, and its Defense Ministry announced the end of remaining counterterrorism teams in Yemen, as southern leaders and the STC condemned the strike and questioned Presidential Council decisions.