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Hamas, Israel Trade Hostage and Prisoner Lists as High-Level Envoys Converge on Sharm el-Sheikh

Negotiators are trying to fix sequencing and enforcement details that have long derailed Gaza ceasefire efforts.

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 04: People chant slogans and hold placards in support of hostages still held by Hamas during a solidarity protest, calling for an end to the war and the release of all remaining Israeli hostages on October 04, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. This week, Hamas said it would partly accede to a peace deal brokered by the U.S. president and release the Israeli hostages held in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023. However, the Palestinian militant group asked for negotiations on several conditions of the 20-point-plan. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents loved ones of the Israeli captives, said in a statement that "we are in decisive days for a deal - days that will determine when the living hostages return for rehabilitation and the deceased return for proper burial." (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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Israel has pressed ahead with an aerial and ground assault on Gaza City amid the talks.

Overview

  • Hamas said it exchanged proposed names for a swap and reported a mood of optimism, while sources cautioned that the timing for the first phase of President Donald Trump’s plan remains unsettled.
  • U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Qatar’s prime minister, Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin, and Israel’s Ron Dermer are joining the talks in Egypt, signaling an attempt to tackle core disputes.
  • Disarmament demands, the order and pace of hostage releases and Israeli troop withdrawals, and postwar administration of Gaza remain the principal sticking points, negotiators and officials said.
  • According to AFP, Hamas submitted its desired prisoner list and is set in the first phase to release 47 hostages, while multiple reports say the group is pressing for high-profile detainees such as Marwan Barghouti, drawing resistance inside Israel.
  • Israel’s UN envoy Danny Danon said the country could act to recover hostages if diplomacy fails, as Israeli forces kept operating in Gaza and authorities intercepted a new aid flotilla headed for the enclave.