Overview

• The truce proposal links a halt to Israeli attacks with the release of 10 living hostages and the handover of 15 bodies by Hamas.
• Hamas has expressed satisfaction with the framework but is consulting internally before issuing a formal response expected on Friday night.
• Gaza health authorities reported more than 300 Palestinian deaths in the past 48 hours as Israeli strikes persisted.
• Qatari and Egyptian mediators, backed by the US, brokered the framework and plan to oversee negotiations on a permanent conflict resolution during the pause.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to eliminate Hamas’s military wing and reject any future rule by the group in Gaza.