Overview
- The U.S. draft before the UN would establish a transitional Board of Peace and deploy roughly 20,000 international troops with authority to use force to disarm armed groups and secure Gaza.
- President Trump announced Kazakhstan’s accession to the Abraham Accords during Central Asian leaders’ visits to Washington, a move presented as extending the normalization framework into Central Asia.
- Italian leaders backed a larger role for the Palestinian Authority and pledged humanitarian aid, reconstruction support and police training, while holding off on any decision to send troops until the resolution defines rules and tasks.
- Mahmoud Abbas pressed in Rome for an ANP-led path for Gaza’s future, reiterated plans for reforms and elections within a year after the conflict, and said Hamas must disarm and have no role.
- Israeli forces struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon with low-flying drones reported over Beirut and at least two deaths, underscoring regional tensions that could affect any stabilization mission.