Overview
- - U.S. diplomats circulated a draft UN Security Council text to deploy a multinational force with a broad mandate to secure and administer Gaza through the end of 2027, including disarmament tasks, law enforcement, border security and protection of humanitarian corridors.
- - The Palestinian Authority signaled conditional support, insisting Palestinian police be embedded in any force and that governance fall under the PA rather than an external administrative body, with Fatah voices warning against arrangements that entrench division.
- - Israel’s position remains that any future security or political framework depends on the prior disarmament of Hamas, a non‑negotiable precondition reiterated by Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar.
- - In Sudan, the defense minister said the army will keep fighting the RSF despite U.S. efforts for a ceasefire, while a senior White House adviser acknowledged Washington’s limited tools even as it presses both sides for humanitarian pauses.
- - In the United States, Democrat Abigail Spanberger won Virginia’s governorship as a large AP voter survey pointed to economic worries as the top concern, and in Abu Dhabi UAE leaders used annual government meetings to accelerate AI adoption in public services and spotlight the country’s humanitarian diplomacy.