Overview
- U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff said the next stage centers on Hamas disarmament, installation of a technocratic administration and the start of reconstruction, warning of serious consequences if the last hostage’s remains are not returned.
- Egypt said Palestinian factions approved a roughly 14–15 member transitional committee led by Ali Shaath to run daily governance, with no Hamas representation and oversight envisioned by a proposed Peace Council chaired by President Donald Trump.
- Germany confirmed a leadership role in building Palestinian policing, naming a federal police officer as operations chief at EU BAM Rafah and planning to train up to 3,000 of a projected 13,000 Gazan police, with personnel also assigned to the U.S.-led CMCC.
- Austria will deploy experts from foreign, interior, finance and justice ministries to support customs, police and judicial structures and has approved sending up to five staff to the CMCC, alongside planned participation in EUPOL COPPS.
- Key details remain unsettled, including Hamas’s rejection of disarmament, the makeup of a proposed international stabilization force and Peace Council, parameters for Israeli withdrawals, approvals for training sites, and the transfer of the final hostage’s body.