Overview

• Hamas said it is in principle ready to release all living and dead Israeli hostages if Palestinian prisoners are freed and safe exchange conditions are guaranteed, while refusing to commit to disarmament.
• President Trump urged an immediate halt to Israeli bombardment to enable safe transfers after issuing a Sunday deadline for Hamas to accept the plan.
• Israel’s government said it is preparing to implement the plan’s first phase and the IDF reported orders to ready it, though Palestinian sources said strikes continued and no formal cease was announced.
• Mediators from Egypt and Qatar are organizing urgent talks in Al-Arish, with reports of an Israeli team prioritizing the hostage file and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff expected to attend.
• The 20-point proposal includes phased Israeli withdrawal, large-scale Palestinian prisoner releases, an international stabilization force, and technocratic interim governance, with doubts persisting over a 72-hour handover for 48 hostages, about 20 believed alive.