Overview

• President Trump gave Hamas until Sunday 18:00 Washington time (24:00 CET) to accept a 20-point plan and warned that leaders would be hunted and killed if they refuse.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly endorsed the proposal at the White House earlier this week.
• The plan ties an immediate end to fighting to the release of all remaining Israeli hostages within 72 hours, a phased Israeli withdrawal, amnesty or exit for disarming Hamas fighters, an international stabilization force, and a technocratic transitional administration.
• Hamas said it accepts parts of the proposal, declared readiness to hand over all hostages—living and the remains of the dead—and called for negotiations on unresolved terms.
• Mediators Qatar and Egypt remain engaged as reports cite backing from some Arab states; roughly 48 hostages are believed held in Gaza, with Israeli sources saying about 20 are alive.