Overview

• Netanyahu traveled to Washington to secure President Trump’s support for a U.S.-backed proposal that would pause the Gaza war for 60 days in exchange for hostages and prisoner swaps.
• Indirect negotiations in Doha resumed for a second day after the first round ended without agreement on July 6 amid reports Israeli delegates lacked full authority.
• The U.S.-brokered framework calls for phased release of 10 living hostages and 18 bodies, reciprocal releases of Palestinian prisoners and a significant ramp-up of U.N.-distributed aid.
• Hamas has delivered a broadly positive response to the draft proposal but is demanding amendments on Israeli withdrawals, guarantees against renewed operations and end-of-war conditions.
• Key sticking points persist over whether the truce would conclude hostilities permanently, require Hamas disarmament and specify the extent of Israeli troop pullbacks.