Overview

• Hamas delivered a positive response to President Trump’s 60-day ceasefire plan through Qatari and Egyptian mediators.
• The group is prepared to immediately negotiate operational details to implement a truce that ties the release of roughly half the surviving Israeli hostages and about 30 bodies to freeing Palestinian detainees.
• Hamas has requested minor textual changes to shift aid distribution from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation back to United Nations agencies.
• Israel previously accepted the proposal’s conditions and is awaiting formal ratification while maintaining military operations in Gaza.
• Qatar and Egypt are set to convene talks to iron out timing, security arrangements and humanitarian corridors under the new framework.