Overview

• Thousands gathered at Hostages' Square in Tel Aviv calling for an agreement to end the Gaza war and secure the release of all captives.
• Netanyahu is set to meet Trump at the White House on Monday, after Trump said a Gaza ceasefire deal was possible and declared, "I think we have a deal."
• U.S. officials circulated a 21-point plan that, according to diplomatic accounts, envisions a permanent ceasefire, the release of all hostages and an Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza.
• Hard-right ministers, including Itamar Ben Gvir, warned Netanyahu against any pact short of Hamas's total defeat, while Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pressed demands reported to include no role for the Palestinian Authority, full Hamas disarmament and West Bank annexation without a Palestinian state.
• Netanyahu no longer holds an absolute Knesset majority and depends on right-wing partners who oppose a hostage-release deal with Hamas, complicating prospects for an agreement.