Overview

• Hamas said it will release all Israeli captives, living or dead, under the U.S. plan and is ready to enter mediated talks immediately.
• Israel’s prime minister’s office said the country is preparing to implement the plan’s first phase to enable hostage releases.
• President Trump urged an immediate stop to bombardment to allow safe, rapid transfers and posted the Hamas communiqué on Truth Social.
• Israeli strikes and ground operations continued overnight in Gaza, with local civil defense reporting dozens of attacks and the IDF warning Gaza City remains dangerous.
• France, the UN, Egypt and Qatar welcomed Hamas’s response, while Hamas stayed silent on disarmament, fighter exile and foreign supervision and said it supports a technocratic Gaza administration.