Overview

• Hamas said it is ready to release all remaining hostages and to transfer Gaza’s civilian administration to a technocratic Palestinian body, while requesting negotiations on unresolved terms.
• President Donald Trump ordered that an agreement be reached by Sunday at 6 p.m. Washington time and urged Israel to stop bombing to enable a safe, rapid hostage recovery.
• Israel has endorsed the U.S. framework and indicated preparations for initial implementation steps, though airstrikes in parts of Gaza continued into the weekend, according to local authorities and reports.
• The 20-point plan links an immediate ceasefire to a 72-hour timetable for hostage releases, phased Israeli withdrawals, a major Palestinian prisoner release, and a temporary international administration involving Trump and Tony Blair.
• Mediators Egypt and Qatar welcomed movement and are pressing talks, with disarmament of Hamas and the sequencing of withdrawals and exchanges described as the key hurdles to a finalized deal.