Overview

• The US plan calls for a 60-day halt in fighting linked to the phased exchange of ten living hostages and 18 bodies for 125 life-sentence Palestinian inmates and 1,111 detainees captured since October 2023.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave formal approval after US envoy Steve Witkoff presented the plan, according to White House spokespeople.
• Hamas has acknowledged receipt of the ceasefire proposal and is conducting a “responsible” review, stating its decision will reflect the interests of the Palestinian people.
• Gaza continues to endure severe shortages and widespread hunger, with stampedes at aid depots triggering fatalities and injuries amid chaotic food distributions.
• Israeli forces have carried out new air and ground operations in northern Gaza and called for civilian evacuations from designated combat zones to press their offensive.