Overview

• Hamas said it will release all Israeli hostages, alive and dead, within the framework of the U.S. proposal and asked to open mediated talks to settle the details.
• The group indicated it is prepared to hand Gaza’s administration to a Palestinian technocratic body contingent on national consensus and Arab and Islamic backing.
• President Trump set a hard deadline of Sunday at 6 p.m. Washington time for a full agreement and warned he would unleash unprecedented force if it fails.
• Israel publicly backs the 20-point plan, which ties an immediate cease-fire to a rapid hostage–prisoner exchange, a phased Israeli pullback, Hamas demilitarization, and internationally supervised transitional governance involving Trump and Tony Blair.
• Following Hamas’s statement, Trump urged Israel to stop bombing to enable a safe release, while reports point to internal Hamas divisions and no confirmed acceptance of disarmament.