Overview

• Mossad chief David Barnea met Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha on August 14.
• He emphasized Israel’s rejection of phased releases and insisted on an all-at-once transfer of the remaining hostages.
• Israel’s security cabinet approved plans to take military control of Gaza City and said it would proceed if no deal is reached.
• Egyptian sources have outlined a two-stage ceasefire plan that would freeze Hamas’s military wing, enforce the symbolic exile of some leaders, deploy temporary international and Arab forces and supervise a phased Israeli withdrawal.
• Hamas delegations in Cairo and Istanbul have signaled conditional openness to talks focused on ending hostilities, securing aid access and negotiating hostage releases.