Overview
- Negotiations began in New York on a U.S.-drafted Security Council resolution that would endorse President Trump’s plan and authorize a transitional administration and international force, with a U.S. official targeting a vote in weeks and noting the need for nine votes and no veto.
- The draft envisions an International Stabilization Force of roughly 20,000 troops empowered to use all necessary measures to protect civilians, secure border areas, and support a newly trained, vetted Palestinian police, while the U.S. rules out deploying its own combat troops.
- Washington is courting contributors such as Indonesia, Egypt, the UAE, Qatar, Turkey, and Azerbaijan under a U.N. mandate, while Israel has said it will not accept Turkish troops and Hamas leaders reject any foreign force that substitutes for Israeli control.
- Ceasefire strains persist as the IDF lists at least 18 violations by Palestinian groups, whereas Gaza officials accuse Israel of repeated breaches and report more than 200 Palestinian deaths since the truce, underscoring the fragility of the pause.
- Hostage accounting remains in flux with Hamas having returned 22 bodies and announcing another handover Friday night while still holding six, as mediators press Israel to allow about 150 tunnel fighters to surrender weapons for safe passage, a proposal dividing Israeli ministers.