Overview

• Negotiations are centered on compiling hostage lists and an initial exchange linked to Israel withdrawing to a designated “yellow line.”
• Qatar said all parties accepted the U.S. plan in principle and warned the main obstacle is implementation on the ground.
• Egypt urged a UN Security Council resolution and the deployment of an international force to guarantee withdrawals and humanitarian access.
• The White House said special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are joining the effort, with Witkoff due to arrive Wednesday as lists of hostages and Palestinian prisoners are reviewed.
• Hamas negotiator Khalil al‑Hayya called the talks serious and demanded binding guarantees, while disputes over disarmament, Gaza governance, verification, and sequencing remain unresolved.