Overview

• Special envoy Steve Witkoff said he is hopeful and even confident a breakthrough could be announced within days.
• Trump discussed the initiative in New York with a group of Arab states and Turkey, with UAE agency WAM reporting talks focused on a ceasefire and the release of all hostages and detainees.
• Participants cited by WAM included Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan.
• President Trump is scheduled to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday for their fourth meeting this year.
• Details of the 21-point plan have not been released, and the push follows widespread recognition of a Palestinian state and earlier Trump proposals on Gaza that drew strong criticism.