Overview

• Hamas said it is prepared to release all Israeli hostages, alive and dead, contingent on conditions on the ground and immediate mediated negotiations.
• President Trump set a Sunday 6 p.m. Washington deadline for Hamas to accept his plan and, after the group’s statement, called on Israel to stop strikes to enable safe extractions.
• Israel announced it is preparing to implement the plan’s first phase focused on an immediate hostage return and initial de-escalation steps.
• The White House dispatched Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff to Egypt as indirect talks are slated in Cairo with Egyptian mediation, with parallel engagement reported in Doha.
• Israeli airstrikes in Gaza continued with reported fatalities, underscoring fragile conditions for any truce, while Hamas said broader governance and withdrawal issues require a unified Palestinian framework.