Here are Saturday’s latest updates from Israel, Gaza, the West Bank and the Middle East:
■ U.S. President Donald Trump invited about 60 countries to join the Board of Peace, several sources told Haaretz.
■ The board’s charter, obtained by Haaretz, suggests that Trump has begun steps to position it as a rival to the United Nations, citing the “courage to depart from… institutions that have too often failed.”
■ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Gaza Executive Board‘s composition was not coordinated with Israel and is against Israeli policy.
■ Netanyahu approved the composition of the Gaza Executive Board and is protesting for the optics, a source privy to the matter told Haaretz.
■ U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei needs to be replaced, saying, “It’s time to look for new leadership.”
■ The U.S. State Department said Washington has received reports that Iran is preparing “options for targeting American bases,” saying “all options remain on the table.”
■ Access to SMS messaging has been restored in Iran, according to residents of Tehran, but the internet blackout remains in effect and users can only access state-run websites.
■ Despite Israel Police announcing the end of a weeks-long operation in the Bedouin village of Tarabin in southern Israel, footage shows police patrol vehicles entering the village with sirens blaring, while officers are seen throwing illumination flares and stun grenades.
■ Israeli settlers raided a Bedouin community near the Palestinian village of Mukhmas in the central West Bank and set fire to property. IDF forces said they are searching for the suspects.