Overview
- Axios reports the administration intends to appoint an American two‑star general to command the International Stabilization Force, a plan U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz conveyed to Israeli leaders, with officials stressing no U.S. boots on the ground.
- The U.N. resolution adopted on November 17 authorizes a temporary ISF and a Board of Peace as part of phase two, which envisions further IDF pullbacks and interim governance for Gaza.
- Trump said he will announce Board of Peace members in early 2026, with Germany and Italy invited to join, though the ISF’s composition and country troop commitments remain unsettled.
- Hamas leaders reject total disarmament and propose a weapons freeze or storage, an Israeli official insists Hamas will be disarmed under the plan, and Hamas says any foreign force should stay to border areas only.
- U.S. briefings to Europeans linked ISF participation or support to Israeli withdrawals, negotiations over the phase‑two transition remain fragile, and Netanyahu is due to discuss next steps with Trump on December 29.