Overview

• Israel and Hamas exchanged proposed lists for a hostage–prisoner swap, with about 47 hostages still held in Gaza according to Israeli data cited by AFP.
• Hamas’s chief negotiator said the group wants written guarantees from President Trump and mediators that the war will end permanently after a cease-fire and Israeli pullback.
• High-level mediators — US envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Qatar’s prime minister and Turkey’s intelligence chief — joined the talks to accelerate work on the US-backed framework.
• Egyptian state media reported that Hamas seeks the release of Marwan Barghouti in any exchange, while Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterates that Hamas must be disarmed and Israeli forces will retain broad control of Gaza.
• The Israeli navy intercepted at least three boats from a new flotilla bound for Gaza and transferred passengers to an Israeli port, as lawyers for 27 French detainees demanded their immediate release.