Overview

• Hamas says it accepted an Egypt–Qatar proposal modeled on a U.S. plan that offers a roughly 60-day pause with phased hostage releases.
• Reported terms include freeing 10 living hostages and 18 bodies in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, partial Israeli redeployment and expanded aid access, according to Egyptian and Hamas officials.
• Israel is assessing the proposal and officials said they will deliver a response by Friday as leaders advance plans for an operation to seize Gaza City.
• Egypt and Qatar say they have transmitted the text to Israel and invited U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff back to talks, with Qatar calling the offer almost identical to his earlier outline.
• The U.N. human rights office says aid allowed into Gaza remains far below what is needed to avert widespread starvation, while Gaza health authorities report the death toll has surpassed 62,000.