Overview

• President Donald Trump warned Hamas to accept the 20-point proposal by Sunday night Washington time and demanded the immediate release of all hostages, including the return of bodies.
• Hamas sent a reply through intermediaries praising U.S. efforts, requesting clarifications on several points, and stating readiness to free all living Israeli hostages and hand over the dead under the plan’s exchange formula if conditions on the ground allow.
• Hamas reaffirmed agreement to transfer governance of Gaza to a Palestinian committee of independent technocrats formed by national consensus with backing from Arab and Islamic countries.
• GCC Secretary-General Jasem al-Budaywi said deploying international stabilization forces is not currently workable, citing unanswered questions over mandate, geography, command and whether it would be a UN mission.
• Pakistan’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar said the U.S. blueprint omits proposals from Arab and Islamic states, including full Israeli withdrawal, international control of Gaza’s borders and a technocratic Palestinian administration under UN Security Council oversight.