Overview

• Delegations are expected Sunday and Monday in Cairo for indirect negotiations focused on a first-phase exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners under the U.S. proposal.
• U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are traveling to Egypt, as President Trump warns he will tolerate no delay and publishes an initial Israeli withdrawal line inside Gaza.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes all hostages can return in the coming days and has dispatched negotiators to finalize technical arrangements.
• Fighting continues as Israeli strikes hit Gaza despite U.S. calls to pause, with at least 57 deaths reported Saturday by Gaza’s Civil Defense and large-scale displacement ongoing.
• Israel’s defense minister reports roughly 900,000 residents have left Gaza City, and official tallies note 47 hostages remain in Gaza from Oct. 7 as Gaza’s death toll is reported at about 67,000.