- President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace will hold an inaugural meeting today in Washington, where it aims to advance the reconstruction of Gaza despite looming questions over whether Hamas will agree to disarm and Israel will consent to further withdraw from the Strip so the planned rebuild can move ahead.
- President Donald Trump asserts that the war in Gaza is over, even if there are “little flames” that persist. “If Hamas don’t give up weapons, they’ll be harshly met,” Trump warns.
-The Trump administration is planning to build a military base in Gaza covering more than 350 dunams, to accommodate thousands of international force troops. The base will be surrounded by 26 watchtowers and will include bunkers (Guardian)
- President Donald Trump announces that Washington will contribute $10 billion to the Board of Peace tasked with overseeing the postwar management of Gaza.
- President Donald Trump announces that Indonesia, Morocco, Albania, Kosovo, and Kazakhstan have all committed troops and police to the International Stabilization Force tasked with securing postwar Gaza.“Egypt and Jordan are providing very substantial help, troops, training and support for a very trustworthy Palestinian police force,” Trump adds.
- Hamas is strengthening its control over Gaza by appointing loyal officials and maintaining tax collection and salary payments, according to Israeli assessments. The continued dominance of the group has increased doubts about the feasibility of Donald Trump’s peace plan, which requires Hamas to disarm in exchange for an Israeli withdrawal. (TOI)
- A kilometer-long Hamas tunnel in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun was recently demolished by combat engineers, the military says.According to the IDF, the tunnel featured several rooms where Hamas operatives would hide out. Inside, the army says troops found several explosive devices.
- President Donald Trump announces that Washington will contribute $10 billion to the Board of Peace tasked with overseeing the postwar management of Gaza.
- Steve Witkoff spoke at the Peace Council meeting and referred to Trump's efforts to bring back the hostages: "Every time a hostage family came, and they were not on the president's schedule, he always brought them in. There were over 250 hostages, and in the end, life returned, and the fallen were returned.
- The Palestinian technocratic body tasked with managing postwar Gaza under Washington’s peace plan for the territory opens applications for “qualified candidates” seeking to serve in a “transitional police force” to be deployed in the Strip
- State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman says that office holders, including political and military officials, have “exposed to the public” only partial details about his review of the failures surrounding the invasion and atrocities on October 7, 2023.
-prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issues a sharp threat to Tehran’s leaders, should they fire missiles at Israel. “We are prepared for any scenario,” “and one thing is certain if the ayatollahs make a mistake and attack us, they will face a response that they can’t even imagine.”