Overview

• Hamas has not issued a formal acceptance and has asked mediators for additional time to study the proposal.
• Trump set a cutoff of 6 p.m. Sunday in Washington for an agreement and threatened unprecedented action if the offer is rejected.
• The 20-point plan calls for an immediate halt to fighting, full hostage releases for prisoner exchanges, disarming Hamas, removal of its fighters from Gaza, and international technocratic governance under a council including Trump and Tony Blair.
• A source close to Hamas said the movement seeks amendments on disarmament and expatriation clauses and wants guarantees of a full Israeli withdrawal and respect for any cease-fire.
• Israel said it is awaiting Hamas’s reply while continuing military operations, as far-right settlers erected a camp near Gaza to press for renewed settlement, and the U.S. approved about $230 million for Lebanese security forces in a move reported as part of pressure regarding Hezbollah.