Overview
- Indirect negotiations in Doha brokered by Qatar, the United States and Egypt stalled on July 12 after Israel rejected full troop withdrawal from Gaza and Hamas insisted on non-resumption assurances
- Both sides say they would sign a 60-day truce framework but remain deadlocked over Israel’s requirement to disarm Hamas and exile its leaders
- Hamas offered to free 10 living Israeli captives and 18 bodies in phased exchanges for Palestinian prisoners, but no agreement has been finalized
- Israel’s military offensive pressed on with more than 250 airstrikes over 48 hours and the killing of six Hamas naval commanders, according to the IDF
- Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepens as seven UN agencies warn of critical fuel shortages and nearly 800 civilians have been killed seeking aid since late May