Overview

• Hamas has formally given a positive response to President Trump’s 60-day Gaza ceasefire plan after completing consultations with Palestinian factions
• The group requested removal of the Foundation Humanitaria para Gaza mechanism and full restoration of U.N. oversight for humanitarian aid deliveries
• The ceasefire framework links a two-month truce to the phased release of half the living Israeli hostages and several deceased captives in exchange for Palestinian prisoners
• Israel’s security cabinet authorized a negotiating team to travel to Doha under Qatari and Egyptian mediation to define the truce terms
• The Israel Defense Forces continue an intensive offensive, asserting operational control over more than 65 percent of the Gaza Strip