Overview

• In a Telegram statement, Hamas said it will release all hostages, alive and dead, and is ready to enter talks through mediators to finalize terms.
• The U.S. 20-point plan calls for an immediate cease-fire, a rapid hostage-for-prisoner exchange, phased Israeli withdrawal, Hamas disarmament, and an interim technocratic Palestinian administration overseen by an international Council of Peace.
• Hamas accepted transferring Gaza’s administration to an independent Palestinian technocratic body but raised objections to immediate disarmament and called the 72-hour exchange timetable unrealistic.
• President Trump set a public deadline of Sunday 6 p.m. Washington time and urged Israel to halt strikes to enable a safe exchange, as Israel said it is preparing to implement the plan if accepted.
• Egypt and Qatar welcomed the response and readied to mediate, with coverage citing roughly 48–50 hostages remaining in Gaza, about 20 believed alive, and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners slated for release under the proposal.