Overview

• Qatar’s prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al‑Thani, U.S. emissaries Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin are expected in Sharm el‑Sheikh to join the indirect negotiations.
• The talks are built on President Donald Trump’s plan coupling a ceasefire with hostage‑for‑prisoner exchanges, phased Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the disarmament of Hamas.
• Hamas negotiator Khalil al‑Hayya says the group agreed in principle to releases but wants binding assurances that hostilities stop and Israeli forces leave the territory.
• Israel says it backs the U.S. framework but insists Hamas must be disarmed and has signaled the army would remain in most of Gaza.
• Palestinian demands include freeing Marwan Barghouti and roughly 250 prisoners serving life sentences, which Israel says it is assessing case by case while excluding those tied to the 7‑October attacks.