Overview

• Hamas has formally proposed a five-year ceasefire with Israel, conditioned on international guarantees and a full prisoner exchange.
• The group has offered to release all Israeli hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian detainees in Israeli custody.
• Hamas leadership, including Khalil al-Hayya, met Egyptian mediators in Cairo to present their terms for ending the Gaza conflict.
• Israel maintains its demand for Hamas's disarmament, a condition categorically rejected by the group, calling it a 'red line.'
• The humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens, with over 51,000 Palestinian deaths reported and critical shortages of food and medical supplies.