The U.S. State Department extended invitations for a Gaza leaders' summit, scheduled for Monday in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, significantly expanding the guest list to include Spain, Japan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Hungary, India, El Salvador, Cyprus, Greece, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Canada, with Iran also reportedly invited. Israel confirmed it will not participate in the summit, which comes as leaked U.S. documents reveal that key Arab states quietly deepened military cooperation with Israel during the Gaza war, coordinated via U.S. Central Command, despite public condemnation. This expanded security cooperation, driven by Iran's threat, includes Israel, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, with Kuwait and Oman briefed as potential partners, according to The Washington Post. The summit invitation follows a scoop from Axios detailing President Donald Trump's plans for a Gaza leaders' summit during his visit to Egypt next week. Meanwhile, Hamas has stated that its disarmament as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza is "out of the question," according to a Hamas official who spoke to AFP on Saturday. This stance, if maintained, could lead to a resumption of the war in Gaza, as reported by Al Arabiya. In parallel, Hamas has reportedly begun preparing hostages for release by "fattening them up," according to N12 News. Earlier on October 11th, 2025, IDF forces neutralized one suspect and arrested another who attempted to smuggle individuals across the Egyptian border into Israeli territory, with the suspects attempting to run over IDF forces during the operation, which concluded with no Israeli casualties, according to an IDF statement on X. The arrested suspect was transferred for treatment and processing. IDF fighter Samuel Gad Rahamim was confirmed dead on October 11th, 2025, after being injured by a grenade blast in the Gaza Strip. Hamas militias also arrested a group of Gazans in the Al Nussirat camp, accusing them of "shooting at the resistance" and planning their execution, as reported via X. U.S. Air Force logistics aircraft landed at Ben Gurion Airport between 11:37 AM and 12:37 PM UTC on October 11th, 2025, confirmed by CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper, amid the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The U.S. Army is also reportedly establishing a military headquarters on an IDF base in Israel to monitor the Gaza ceasefire and the "Trump program."
