Overview
- President Donald Trump declared that West Bank annexation "will not happen" and warned Israel it would lose U.S. support if it proceeds with unilateral steps.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed a pause on Knesset annexation bills after a flurry of senior U.S. visits to Israel by J.D. Vance, Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
- Israeli military sources reported that U.S. Central Command is exercising direct operational oversight of Israeli actions in Gaza, with moves requiring prior U.S. approval.
- Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo agreed to a temporary technocratic committee to administer Gaza and to an international body to oversee reconstruction funding and implementation.
- Egypt prioritized Israeli withdrawal, reopening crossings and full Palestinian Authority administration, as Arab and Islamic states condemned annexation moves and cited the ICJ advisory opinion.