Egypt's Foreign Minister says the 15 members of the Palestinian technocratic administrative committee for Gaza have been approved by all Palestinian factions, including Hamas, but that Hamas will have “no role in the transitional period". timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…

The "I don't have to explain [how]" suggests he doesn't really have an answer here. It'd either be Israel doing that (but that'd contradict his "the war is over" and we have 'eternal peace') or the US (sending US troops would be very unpopular and possibly disastrous).

Thank you, President Obama, for pushing this through (even if it's far from perfect). And thanks, too, to the late Senator McCain, for keeping Trump from destroying it.

"Every contemporary act is instantly framed not on its own terms, but as another iteration in an eternal pattern [making] political compromise suspect... Interrupting the cycle means stopping the question 'Who started it?' and starting with 'Who ends it?'” thejewishindependent.com.au/breaking-cycle…

“If we ever had a leak of this chat we would be cooked fr fr.” Already shared many times. But needs to be shared some more. politico.com/news/2025/10/1…

Israeli Defense Minister Katz suggests the war ain't over, despite what Trump said. (Katz's words: "I have directed the IDF to prepare a plan for the decisive defeat of Hamas in the event that combat resumes.")

A better answer would have been- both Hamas & Israel need to uphold all their undertakings under the 20-point plan, and that will include a process of decommissioning weapons as part of a buy-back and reintegration program, under international supervision. haaretz.com/news/world/202…

"Beyond a nice ceremony, no one knows how this is supposed to work," an Israeli officer shared, referring to the 20-point ceasefire plan and its aching shortage of details. haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Dmitry Shumsky says Yair Golan needs to do more than cite utilitarian, security-based reasons for a 2SS. To rescue Zionism from Kahanism, he needs to reincorporate its acceptance of the Palestinians' national existence and equal right of self-determination.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-1…

Trump has given Hamas permission to consolidate power in half of Gaza, writes Zvi Barel. And because no sovereign Palestinian state has been created, Hamas will be the only game in town, the only negotiating partner, if plans for Gaza are to move forward. haaretz.com/israel-news/20…