Daily brief
President Donald Trump convened the inaugural meeting of the new Board of Peace for Gaza in Washington, securing financial pledges for reconstruction including a $10 billion US commitment and a combined $7 billion from other nations. International figures, including Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, attended, with Sharif calling for an end to ceasefire violations as a prerequisite for peace. The meeting launched a new diplomatic initiative focused on gathering international support for Gaza's stability, occurring as Hamas is described as tightening its control in the territory.
The head of Gaza's technocratic committee attended the Washington meeting, while the Vatican declined to participate citing governance concerns and Argentina's President Milei offered to send White Helmets aid workers.
Iran condemned what it called the Israeli regime's seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank.
An expert analysis suggested the trauma of the October 7 attacks is shaping Israeli policy in the West Bank.
A UN debate on the West Bank saw Israeli politician Gideon Sa'ar slam what he called a 'hypocritical obsession in the West'.