Overview

• President Trump expressed optimism for a ceasefire within a week despite formal negotiations showing no recent progress
• The Israeli military has issued mass evacuation orders in northern Gaza, signaling a potential westward advance into Gaza City
• Forty-nine Israeli hostages remain in Gaza, with Israel believing 27 have died, as competing demands continue to block a deal
• Cabinet Minister Ron Dermer will travel to Washington this week for ceasefire negotiations followed by a planned visit from Prime Minister Netanyahu
• Negotiators remain divided over Hamas’s demand for a full troop withdrawal and Israel’s insistence on Hamas surrender, disarmament, and exile