Overview

• President Trump set a Sunday evening deadline for Hamas to accept his 20‑point plan and warned of "complete destruction" if it refuses to cede power in Gaza.
• Hamas said it agrees to release all hostages and transfer authority to an independent administration but insisted other provisions require further talks.
• Israeli leaders directed the military to scale back operations and prepare for the plan’s first phase on hostage release, though strikes in Gaza continued with reports of dozens of deaths.
• Talks in Cairo will be mediated by Egypt with U.S. participation from envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and Israel’s team led by Ron Dermer meeting Hamas representatives including Ghazi Hamad, Osama Hamdan and Mohammed Darwish.
• The U.S. plan outlines a ceasefire, a hostage‑prisoner exchange, phased Israeli withdrawal, disarmament of Hamas, a technocratic transitional cabinet and an international Council of Peace to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction.