Overview

• Phase one centers on a ceasefire, a hostage‑prisoner exchange, and an Israeli troop pullback to a negotiated line.
• Negotiators in Sharm el‑Sheikh exchanged lists of hostages and prisoners as U.S., Qatari, Egyptian, and Turkish mediators joined the talks.
• Israeli officials say they expect the first hostages to be released Saturday, pending government approval of the agreement.
• Roughly 48 hostages remain from the Oct. 7, 2023 attack, with about 20 believed to be alive, according to multiple reports.
• Key terms on Hamas disarmament, Gaza’s post‑war administration, and specific swap numbers remain unresolved or inconsistently reported.