Overview

• U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators have proposed cutting Israel’s Gaza withdrawal demand from 5 kilometers to 1.5 kilometers north of the Philadelphi Corridor
• Under the plan, 10 hostages and 18 bodies would be returned over a 60-day truce in exchange for releases of Palestinian detainees
• Israeli and Hamas negotiators have convened in Doha since July 6 to discuss the U.S.-backed 60-day ceasefire framework
• Hamas spokesperson Abu Ubaida says the group will reject partial deals unless they include solid guarantees of a permanent end to hostilities
• Key disagreements persist over detailed withdrawal maps, humanitarian aid delivery mechanisms into Gaza and legal assurances that the war will conclude