Overview

• The Trump administration circulated a 21‑point proposal to halt the Gaza war that pairs a rapid hostage release with a phased Israeli withdrawal, bars forced displacement, excludes and disarms Hamas, installs an interim international‑Palestinian administration, and opens a path toward a future Palestinian state.
• Israeli media report Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is broadly receptive but pursuing amendments, while hardline ministers Itamar Ben‑Gvir and Yisrael Katz publicly oppose ending the war before decisive gains and say operations in Gaza are intensifying.
• Hamas says it has not formally received the plan and rejects being excluded from future governance, with senior figure Ghazi Hamad defending the October 7 attacks and the movement calling UNGA walkouts during Netanyahu’s speech evidence of Israel’s isolation.
• UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher said a cease-fire is closer than at any time in the war, as Egypt outlines security and governance steps including training Palestinian police and preparing a reconstruction conference, and as Trump says he believes “we have an agreement.”
• Netanyahu told the UN that the war can stop immediately if Hamas meets Israel’s demands and reiterated opposition to a Palestinian state under current conditions, with a Trump–Netanyahu meeting set for Monday and questions remaining over Hamas’s acceptance and implementation details.