Overview

• A senior U.S. official says Qatari intermediaries are holding the letter and are expected to pass it to the Trump administration this week.
• Axios reporter Barak Ravid reports the document exists but says Hamas leaders have not signed it.
• The reported offer follows a recent Israel Defense Forces operation in Gaza City described as targeting Hamas’s last major stronghold.
• Roughly 48 hostages are believed to remain in Gaza, with about 20 thought to be alive according to recent reporting.
• President Trump has demanded the immediate release of all hostages and has cited estimates that many have died in tunnels.