Overview

• Hamas has accepted the hostage-release element but not disarmament, and Khalil al-Hayya is leading its delegation for technical talks in Egypt.
• Israel prepared to send negotiators led by Ron Dermer, while Trump dispatched Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff and said the first phase should conclude this week.
• The initial swap calls for releasing hostages within 72 hours in return for Israel freeing 250 prisoners with life sentences plus more than 1,700 detainees; Israel says 47 hostages remain in Gaza, including 25 dead.
• US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged Israel to halt strikes to allow exchanges, yet Gaza authorities reported at least 20 deaths on Sunday from ongoing attacks.
• Foreign ministers from eight Muslim-majority countries welcomed Hamas’s steps as a real opportunity for a sustainable ceasefire, with disarmament and Gaza’s postwar governance still unresolved.