Overview

• Indirect talks in Sharm el-Sheikh began this week with participants describing the first exchanges as positive, a second round scheduled for Tuesday and a U.S. team led by envoy Steve Witkoff set to join on Wednesday.
• The 20‑point proposal from President Donald Trump links a truce to rapid hostage releases, prisoner swaps, Hamas disarmament, a phased Israeli pullout and an internationally overseen technocratic Palestinian administration for Gaza.
• Palestinian sources say Hamas floated handing weapons to an Egyptian‑Palestinian committee, rejected an international transition authority and opposed Tony Blair as Gaza governor while signaling openness to a role for the Palestinian Authority.
• Israel says 48 hostages remain in Gaza with about 20 believed alive, as Gaza’s health authority reports roughly 67,000 deaths, widespread displacement and collapsing services after two years of war.
• Commemorations marked the anniversary worldwide, including memorials in Israel, a solemn session in Brazil’s Senate led by Sergio Moro and statements from Italian leaders who condemned the Hamas attack and urged progress on a cease-fire.