Overview
- U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met Egyptian, Turkish, and Qatari officials in Miami and issued a joint line about enabling a unified Gazan authority to maintain order.
- Qatar is pushing for the immediate insertion of thousands of Palestinian Authority police before Benjamin Netanyahu’s Florida visit to avert a collapse of the cease-fire, Haaretz reported.
- Hamas is still refusing to surrender heavy weapons, the main obstacle to phase two and to the international investment that Secretary of State Marco Rubio says depends on credible disarmament.
- Plans for an International Stabilization Force remain contested, with Israel rejecting Turkish troops and Pakistan indicating it would not take part in disarming Hamas.
- Israel’s government announced 11 new West Bank settlements following weeks of escalating settler violence, further straining Arab partner support seen as essential to the Gaza plan.