Overview

• Hamas said it is ready to negotiate immediately on a deal to free all hostages in exchange for ending the war and withdrawing Israeli forces from Gaza.
• President Donald Trump publicly warned Hamas to accept a proposal he says Israel has agreed to, casting it as a final warning to secure a hostage release and a pause in fighting.
• U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff reportedly sent a new offer to Hamas last week via an Israeli peace activist, and Egyptian, Qatari, and U.S. mediators are preparing another plan to present this week.
• The UN’s humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned that declared famine in Gaza City could spread to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by late September without urgent access, with 387 recorded hunger deaths and a total Gaza death toll above 64,000.
• Thousands rallied in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem urging a deal to free the remaining 48 hostages, as Israel issued evacuation orders and intensified strikes around Gaza City.