Overview
- CENTCOM announced a U.S.-led civil-military coordination center for Gaza stabilization, saying no American forces will operate inside the Strip and assigning Ambassador Steven Fagin to lead the civilian track with coordination based from Israel.
- The center builds on a reported 20‑point framework that phases a cease-fire, Israeli withdrawal, hostage and prisoner exchanges, reconstruction and interim administration, with about 200 U.S. personnel in Israel to support monitoring and coordination.
- Positions diverge on security: the Palestinian Authority seeks a UN‑mandated, non‑combat presence aligned with Palestinian security institutions, while Hamas rejects surrendering weapons though it signals openness to step back from day‑to‑day governance.
- Regional and Arab voices weigh in, with Senator Lindsey Graham tying Gaza reconstruction to Hamas disarmament and UAE adviser Anwar Gargash saying the UAE likely will not join a stabilization force given the absence of a clear mandate.
- At home, the Senate cleared a 60–40 procedural hurdle to move a bipartisan stopgap that would reopen the U.S. government until January and schedule a later vote on health‑law subsidies, following reports of a temporary funding deal and President Trump’s claim the shutdown could end soon.