Overview

• President Trump set a Sunday 18:00 Washington deadline for Hamas to accept his 20‑point proposal and then called on Israel to stop strikes so hostages can be handed over safely.
• Hamas said it will relinquish power in Gaza and release all remaining hostages but requested further negotiations on terms and has not agreed to disarm.
• Israel’s leadership and the IDF said they are preparing to implement the plan’s first phase, and Israeli media reported a halt or reorientation of offensive operations.
• The proposal aims to return 48 hostages within 72 hours in exchange for Israel freeing roughly 250 prisoners serving life terms plus about 1,700 detained after Oct. 7, alongside a phased military pullback and an internationally supervised technocratic transition.
• Mediators and Hamas indicated the 72‑hour handover may not be feasible and said releases hinge on agreed prisoner lists and “appropriate” conditions, while Germany, France, the UK and the UN welcomed the latest steps.