Overview

• President Trump’s team shared a 21-point proposal with Arab leaders that calls for releasing all hostages within 48 hours in exchange for a phased Israeli pullout, bars forced displacement, excludes a future Hamas role in governing Gaza, and sets up an interim international body alongside a Palestinian committee with UN support for aid.
• Benjamin Netanyahu used his UN address to vow the defeat of Hamas, said 48 Israeli hostages remain in Gaza with 20 alive, insisted Gaza will be disarmed under a new civil authority, and criticized recent recognitions of Palestinian statehood as coordinated protests and walkouts by delegations were organized during his speech.
• Hamas rejected Netanyahu’s remarks and, in separate comments, senior figure Ghazi Hamad characterized October 7 as a “golden moment,” dismissing calls to sideline the movement and saying its weapons would only be subordinated to a future Palestinian national military if a state is established.
• Egypt’s foreign minister said Cairo is prioritizing the Palestinian file, training Palestinian police with Jordan, backing temporary governance arrangements to empower the Palestinian Authority, and preparing to host a Cairo conference in the coming weeks for early recovery and reconstruction in Gaza.
• Israel’s military intelligence has formed two units focused on tracking Houthi capabilities in Yemen, reflecting widening threat assessments, while UAE foreign minister Abdullah bin Zayed pressed Netanyahu in New York for an end to the Gaza war and a sustainable cease-fire with the release of all hostages.