Overview

• A Hamas official said indirect talks showed progress and reported that Israel and Hamas exchanged lists of detainees to be released under agreed criteria and numbers.
• The Sharm el‑Sheikh meetings entered a third day focused on implementing Trump’s Gaza proposal, including cease-fire steps, Israeli withdrawal sequencing, prisoner exchanges, guarantees against renewed fighting, and aid access.
• Participants include Egypt’s intelligence chief, Qatar’s prime minister–foreign minister, Turkey’s intelligence chief, the head of the Israeli delegation, and U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
• Trump told the Forum of Israeli Hostages’ Families he is committed to returning all detainees and ending the Gaza war “in the coming days,” and he thanked the group for urging the Nobel committee to honor him.
• Axios reported that Trump met his top national security team on Gaza negotiations before his envoys departed for Egypt to join the talks.