Morning editorial cycles were dominated by reports of President Trump’s impending announcement of a "Gaza Peace Council" and the transition to a second phase of post-war governance. This shift followed the previous day's settlement expansion news, as editors highlighted the weaponization of the Rafah crossing by Netanyahu as a political lever. By early afternoon, the narrative bifurcated between institutional planning and rising casualties. Media outlets prioritized the death toll crossing 71,000, specifically focusing on lethal airstrikes on displacement tents in Mawasi Khan Younis and the killing of a child in Jabalia. Simultaneously, editors tracked a meeting between Netanyahu and Nickolay Mladenov, the reported lead for the Peace Council, to discuss the disarmament of Hamas. Evening coverage intensified around a radical shift in Israeli military judicial policy, with reports of prosecutors seeking the death penalty for a Palestinian detainee. This was coupled with President Abbas’s demand for Hamas to cede administrative control to allow for a "year of democracy" in 2026.