Overview

• White House officials believe the revised proposal could secure a temporary deal within days if each side makes modest concessions.
• Negotiations resumed after Hamas and Israel clashed over a miscommunication that led to differing interpretations of an earlier U.S. offer.
• Witkoff announced in the Oval Office that he drafted a new term sheet addressing Hamas’s demands for guarantees on negotiating a permanent ceasefire during a 60-day truce.
• Israel’s launch of a new humanitarian aid mechanism has reduced Hamas’s control over aid distribution, potentially increasing pressure for a deal.
• Hostage release sequencing remains a major obstacle, with Israel demanding all ten live captives freed on the first day and Hamas seeking staged swaps.