Overview

• Indirect negotiations in Sharm el-Sheikh resumed after an initial session described by Egyptian media as positive, with talks slated to continue over three days.
• According to Palestinian sources cited by EFE, Hamas agreed to place its weapons under an Egyptian‑Palestinian committee and to allow trained Palestinian security forces into Gaza, while rejecting an international transitional administration and any governing role for Tony Blair.
• Those sources say Hamas is seeking guarantees for a total halt to the war and an Israeli withdrawal, and has proposed up to a week of quiet to assemble hostages for release.
• President Donald Trump said he is confident a deal can be reached and that Hamas is accepting key points, and he denied reports he criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance on the talks.
• The talks coincide with memorials on the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack that killed about 1,200 in Israel and led to roughly 67,000 reported Palestinian deaths in Gaza, with around 47–48 hostages still held and many presumed dead by the Israeli military.