Overview

• Indirect talks are slated for Sunday and Monday in Egypt, with Egyptian and Qatari mediation and US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner joining to help finalize terms.
• Benjamin Netanyahu sent his negotiating team and said he hopes hostages could return home in the coming days, while Al‑Qahera News reported both delegations were moving toward the talks.
• Hamas signaled readiness for immediate negotiations and an exchange, pressed for a suspension of Israeli military activities as part of any deal, and did not address the disarmament requirement.
• Israel continued air and ground operations despite President Trump’s call to halt bombardments to expedite releases, with local authorities reporting dozens of deaths on Saturday in Gaza.
• The Trump plan pairs a ceasefire and hostage releases within 72 hours with a phased Israeli pullback, Hamas disarmament and exile of its fighters, and a Trump‑overseen technocratic transition, as Gaza authorities report vast displacement and Israel’s defense minister cites roughly 900,000 people leaving Gaza City.