Overview

• President Trump said talks are in their final stages and will press Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday to endorse the U.S. framework.
• Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigades said it lost contact with two captives in Gaza City and asked Israel to halt air operations for 24 hours from 6pm to try to reach them.
• The draft envisions a permanent ceasefire, phased Israeli withdrawal, an interim governing mechanism excluding Hamas, an Arab-international security force, and expanded humanitarian aid and reconstruction funding.
• Contentious provisions include limited Palestinian Authority involvement, amnesty or safe passage for disarmed Hamas members, prisoner exchanges, a U.S. assurance against West Bank annexation, and a conditional pathway to Palestinian statehood after reforms.
• Israeli officials signaled reservations on PA involvement and firmer disarmament terms as far-right coalition partners threaten to bolt, while opposition leader Yair Lapid offered parliamentary backing for a ceasefire-hostage deal; Gaza’s reported death toll has surpassed 66,000.