Overview

• President Donald Trump announced the agreement as mediators from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey said terms and mechanisms for phase one were settled.
• Israel’s government is set to vote on the deal on Thursday as the IDF prepares adjusted deployment lines, with no formal start time confirmed.
• The first phase calls for the release of all hostages; Israel says 48 remain with roughly 20 believed alive, and the U.S. plan outlines a 72-hour window for releases.
• Exchange parameters reported in the U.S. proposal include roughly 250 prisoners serving life sentences plus about 1,700 Gaza detainees, after Hamas submitted proposed release lists.
• Key gaps persist over the precise withdrawal line, sequencing of releases and the scope of Hamas disarmament, though mediators say humanitarian aid would flow into Gaza under the deal.