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Hamas Submits Swap Lists as U.S. Envoys Join Third Day of Gaza Truce Talks

Talks hinge on credible guarantees that fighting will not resume.

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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 04: People chant slogans and hold placards in support of hostages still held by Hamas during a solidarity protest, calling for an end to the war and the release of all remaining Israeli hostages on October 04, 2025 in Tel Aviv, Israel. This week, Hamas said it would partly accede to a peace deal brokered by the U.S. president and release the Israeli hostages held in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023. However, the Palestinian militant group asked for negotiations on several conditions of the 20-point-plan. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which represents loved ones of the Israeli captives, said in a statement that "we are in decisive days for a deal - days that will determine when the living hostages return for rehabilitation and the deceased return for proper burial." (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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Notices showing people in Israel who were kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group Hamas and taken to Gaza during the current conflict lie at a makeshift memorial near the Reichstag on October 12, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. Approximately 150 people are confirmed to have been kidnapped by Hamas in the current conflict that has already claimed over 1,200 people killed in Israel and over 1,100 in Gaza. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Overview

  • Hamas says it exchanged lists with Israel for a proposed hostage‑prisoner swap under President Trump’s 20‑point plan for a ceasefire and post‑war framework.
  • AFP reports Hamas submitted names for the first phase and is set to release 47 hostages, including some deceased, in return for Palestinian prisoners.
  • U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Sharm el‑Sheikh, with Qatar’s prime minister, Turkey’s intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin, and Israeli minister Ron Dermer participating in the talks.
  • Key disputes remain over Hamas disarmament, the sequencing and timing of initial steps, Israeli withdrawal parameters, and enforceable assurances that major operations will not resume.
  • Hostilities and hardship persist in Gaza as the health ministry reports more than 67,000 deaths, a toll the United Nations considers credible for assessing the humanitarian impact.