Overview
- UN Security Council negotiations continue on a U.S.-sponsored resolution to authorize a two‑year International Stabilization Force empowered to use “all necessary measures.”
- The mission’s lineup remains unsettled as the U.S. rules out deploying its own troops, several countries signal potential contributions, and Israel resists Turkish participation; Egypt is floated as a possible lead.
- U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Benjamin Netanyahu, with Washington pressing for a solution for the tunnel holdouts; reports of a finalized deal were publicly denied and no country has agreed to take exiled fighters.
- Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to enforce the ceasefire with an “iron fist,” while the Knesset advanced in a first reading a bill enabling the death penalty for terrorists who kill Israeli citizens.
- The UN reports that efforts to scale up aid are still obstructed by bureaucracy, limited crossings and insecurity, as Israeli media and leaked planning documents describe unconfirmed U.S. exploration of a large base near Gaza and pilot “safe community” housing projects.