Overview

• The administration circulated a 21-point proposal with an immediate halt to fighting, mutual hostage–prisoner releases within 48 hours, a phased Israeli withdrawal without a fixed timetable, U.S.-led international transitional oversight, Hamas disarmament and exclusion from rule, a pledge against annexation, no forced displacement, and a commitment that Israel not strike Qatar.
• UN diplomacy intensified pressure on Israel as many delegations left during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address, where he vowed to finish off Hamas, rejected a Palestinian state, and said the war could end if Hamas accepted Israeli demands.
• A senior Hamas figure, Ghazi Hamad, defended the October 7 attacks as a “golden moment” and said the group’s arms are legitimate, indicating resistance to disarmament and exclusion terms central to the U.S. plan.
• Egypt’s foreign minister said the Palestinian file tops Cairo’s agenda, confirmed training of Palestinian police with Jordan, endorsed interim international security and governance arrangements for Gaza, and signaled a forthcoming Cairo conference on early recovery and reconstruction.
• UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said a ceasefire is closer than ever and credited U.S. leverage, echoing President Trump’s claim of being near an agreement, as Israeli media reported new military intelligence units focused on monitoring Houthi threats from Yemen.