Overview

• Negotiators have stalled on a US-backed plan for a 60-day Gaza ceasefire because Hamas refuses to fully disarm.
• Netanyahu has set Israel’s core conditions for a lasting truce to include Gaza’s demilitarization and the end of Hamas’s governance.
• The proposed ceasefire would trigger phased releases of hostages and open talks on a permanent end to hostilities.
• The United States, Qatar and Egypt have led mediation efforts even as Israel resists American calls to limit its military operations.
• Netanyahu underscored Israel’s track record of resuming combat after past truces and vowed to return to war if core demands are unmet.