Overview

• Hamas agreed to release hostages as Israel pulls forces back to a negotiated line inside Gaza and frees hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, according to President Trump.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened his government to approve the arrangement and said it would not have been possible without Trump and his team.
• U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner attended the Israeli cabinet session called to consider the deal.
• UN humanitarian official Tom Fletcher cautioned that hardline actors on both sides may try to obstruct the plan and urged that such interference be prevented.
• Indirect talks continue in Egypt with mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, as the 20-point plan links an immediate ceasefire to the release of hostages within 72 hours and envisions technocratic governance in Gaza without Hamas.