Overview

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the White House has not received the reported Hamas letter and that the president insists on the immediate release of all 48 hostages, including the 20 believed alive and the 28 deceased.
• Al Arabiya reported a separate plan to free ten Israeli hostages and return the remains of two Americans in a two‑month pause with U.S. guarantees and expanded aid, with no official responses from Israel or Hamas.
• A senior Trump administration official told Fox News the draft Hamas letter is with Qatari intermediaries and is expected to be delivered to Washington this week.
• Axios journalist Barak Ravid reported similar details and said Hamas leadership has not signed the document.
• Israeli forces have launched a new operation in Gaza City, described as Hamas’s last major base, as Arab mediators pursue talks that Hamas figures say could show progress within about ten days.