Overview

• Hamas said it will release all Israeli hostages, alive and remains, and is ready to enter mediated negotiations on President Trump’s 20-point proposal.
• The Israeli prime minister’s office announced preparations for immediate implementation of the plan’s first phase centered on a hostage–prisoner exchange.
• Egypt and Qatar welcomed Hamas’s response and began coordinating next steps, with Israeli media reporting prospective talks in Al-Arish on Sunday.
• The proposal ties a cease-fire to returns within 72 hours, large-scale releases of Palestinian detainees, a phased Israeli pullback, demilitarization of Hamas, and temporary technocratic administration under international oversight led by Trump.
• Hamas described parts of the plan as ambiguous and sought guarantees on withdrawal and governance, while Palestinian Islamic Jihad backed the response and the UN, France, Germany, Britain, and others urged seizing the opening.