Overview

• The Executive Committee of the Board of Peace includes Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, senior Qatari diplomat Ali Thawadi, Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad, UAE Minister of International Cooperation Reem Al-Hashimy, and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.

• Members of the National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip (NCAG) held their first official meeting in Cairo. The 15-member body, composed of Palestinian technocrats is headed by former Palestinian Authority deputy minister Ali Shaath.

• The White House spokesperson stated that 800 executions in Iran were prevented, and reports indicate a planned U.S. attack in Iran was called off.

• According to the Washington Post, Israeli officials conveyed via Russia that Israel would not strike Iran unless attacked first. Iran responded through the same channel that it would also refrain from preemptive action

• The SDF and the Rojava autonomous administration face an existential threat. Syrian regime forces, supported by Turkish drones and coordination, are conducting artillery and UAV strikes west of the Euphrates.

Gaza 

Trump’s Gaza Plan

• Donald Trump announced that Phase II has begun, declaring himself Chairman of the “Peace Council” tasked with overseeing the technocratic government. With mediator support, he demanded that Hamas begin demilitarization immediately, warning it could proceed “the easy way or the…