Overview

• Egypt and Qatar say Hamas accepted a ceasefire–hostage deal nearly identical to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s plan and have invited him to rejoin the talks.
• The proposal envisions a 60-day pause, release of 10 living and 18 deceased Israeli hostages, and freedom for about 200 Palestinian convicts plus some women and minors, along with partial Israeli redeployment and expanded aid access.
• Israeli officials say the government is studying the reply and that its position remains unchanged, demanding the release of all 50 remaining hostages and the defeat and disarmament of Hamas, as far-right ministers oppose a truce.
• Fighting continued with Israeli forces pushing around Gaza City and reported strikes killing dozens on Tuesday, even as protests in Israel pressed for a deal to free the hostages.
• Gaza’s health ministry reports more than 62,000 dead and rising malnutrition fatalities, aid deliveries remain below U.N. targets, and a ship carrying 1,200 tons of food is approaching Ashdod to bolster supplies.