Overview

• Trump announced Israel and Hamas had agreed to a first phase that would pause fighting, free hostages soon and see Israeli forces pull back to an agreed line.
• Modi said on X that he congratulated Trump on the plan and reviewed the “good progress” in India–US trade talks, marking their second call in a month.
• Modi also phoned Netanyahu to congratulate him on progress; Israel’s prime minister paused a security cabinet meeting to take the call, and Modi reaffirmed that terrorism is unacceptable.
• Hamas said the initial exchange would release about 20 surviving hostages in return for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, with swaps to start within 72 hours once the deal takes effect.
• Indian and US officials say trade negotiations are moving forward after strains over steep US tariffs, with discussions continuing toward a November timetable.