Overview

• Egypt and Qatar delivered the proposal to Israel and invited U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff to rejoin talks, with Qatar saying the plan is almost identical to his earlier outline.
• The offer calls for a roughly 60-day pause, the return of 10 living hostages and 18 bodies, a large Palestinian prisoner release, partial Israeli pullback, and expanded humanitarian access.
• Israeli officials say core positions are unchanged, including a demand to free all 50 remaining hostages and to disarm Hamas, as far-right ministers warn against any partial deal.
• Netanyahu has prepared an operation to seize Gaza City, and Israeli forces now control about 75% of the Strip, even as mass protests in Tel Aviv press for a ceasefire-and-hostage agreement.
• Fighting and the humanitarian crisis continue, with Gaza health authorities reporting over 62,000 dead, mounting malnutrition deaths, ongoing strikes, 370 aid trucks entering Tuesday, and a new food shipment bound for Ashdod.