Overview

• President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu met for a second time in two days at the White House on July 8 without announcing a ceasefire agreement.
• U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said negotiators have reduced Gaza ceasefire talks to one unresolved issue and expect to reach a 60-day truce later this week.
• Under the proposed deal, Hamas would release ten living hostages and nine deceased in exchange for a temporary halt to Israeli military operations.
• Israel maintains it must finish its campaign to dismantle Hamas’s military infrastructure and secure the release of all captives before pausing hostilities.
• Qatar’s mediators and U.S. officials continue shuttle diplomacy as U.N. agencies warn that hundreds of thousands in Gaza are facing famine and widespread displacement.