Overview

• The agreement calls for an immediate pause in fighting tied to the return of hostages within roughly 72 hours and an Israeli pullback to agreed lines.
• Hamas says the swap will free about 1,950 Palestinian detainees, including 250 serving life terms, once all captives are returned.
• A published 20-point framework outlines a temporary technocratic administration for Gaza under an international Board of Peace chaired by President Trump and proposes an International Stabilization Force.
• International leaders, including the EU’s Kaja Kallas and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, welcomed the deal, while Italy signaled readiness to support reconstruction and a potential peace force.
• Implementation faces pushback from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, continued reports of strikes in Gaza, and pending government approval and formal signing logistics in Egypt.