Overview
- U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz toured Israel with Ambassador Danny Danon and stated that Hamas has to go, framing the effort as ending a cycle in which the group survives and rebuilds.
- President Isaac Herzog thanked Waltz for helping secure UNSC Resolution 2803 and urged swift implementation, with both sides highlighting the obligation to secure the return of Staff Sgt. Ran Gvili.
- Waltz described planned elements of the framework that include a technocratic Palestinian authority for basic services in Gaza, a funding mechanism, and an international stabilization force, with a Board of Peace expected to be announced.
- During a Golan Heights visit, Israeli forces attempted to arrest a suspect in Quneitra who escaped, underscoring continued volatility along the Syrian border.
- Danon said Hamas will not remain in power in Gaza and warned that Israel may act against Hezbollah’s rearmament in Lebanon if the Lebanese government fails to curb the threat.