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Gaza Talks Enter Third Day as Hamas Submits Swap Lists and U.S., Qatari, Israeli Envoys Arrive

Negotiators seek to implement President Trump’s 20-point plan, with disputes over Hamas disarmament, prisoner criteria and sequencing unresolved.

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Smoke rises to the sky following an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 04: People chant slogans and hold placards in support of hostages still held by Hamas during a solidarity protest, calling for an end to the war and the release of all remaining Israeli hostages on October 04, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. This week, Hamas said it would partly accede to a peace deal brokered by the U.S. president and release the Israeli hostages held in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023. However, the Palestinian militant group asked for negotiations on several conditions of the 20-point-plan. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents loved ones of the Israeli captives, said in a statement that "we are in decisive days for a deal - days that will determine when the living hostages return for rehabilitation and the deceased return for proper burial." (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Palestinians carry plastic bottles with water in an area of a makeshift tent camp for displaced people along the shore of Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Overview

  • Hamas says it exchanged names for a proposed hostage–prisoner swap and described a prevailing spirit of optimism as talks continue in Sharm el-Sheikh.
  • U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Qatar’s prime minister, Turkey’s intelligence chief and Israeli negotiator Ron Dermer are expected to join sessions today.
  • The U.S. plan links a ceasefire, the release of roughly 47–48 remaining hostages and a large prisoner release to Hamas disarmament, Israeli withdrawal and an international transitional role.
  • Hamas seeks guarantees that the war will end and opposes disarmament discussions, while Israeli officials and victims’ families object to releasing high-risk prisoners cited on draft lists.
  • Israel intercepted another Gaza-bound aid flotilla as talks proceeded, and an Israeli UN envoy said the country would act to retrieve hostages if diplomacy fails.