Overview

• A Hamas delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya arrived in Egypt, and an Israeli team led by Ron Dermer was due Monday, with Benjamin Netanyahu saying he hopes releases could come within days.
• Trump said the initial phase should be completed this week and dispatched Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to help finalize arrangements.
• The proposed trade envisions freeing Israeli hostages in return for Israel releasing 250 prisoners serving life terms plus more than 1,700 detainees from Gaza held during the war.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said airstrikes must halt to enable releases, yet Israeli attacks continued Sunday with reported civilian deaths in Gaza.
• Hamas signaled readiness for an exchange but has not accepted disarmament or exclusion from Gaza’s future governance, leaving sequencing of cease-fire, withdrawals and security measures unresolved.