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U.S. Envoys Join Gaza Truce Push as Hamas Submits Swap Lists in Sharm el‑Sheikh

Cautious progress meets unresolved questions over disarmament, troop withdrawals, credible guarantees, Gaza’s interim governance.

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A woman passes a placard with the lettering 'Bring them home now' that is seen among portraits of hostages and victims of Palestinian militant group Hamas that are attached to the fence of the New Synagogue in Berlin on October 6, 2025, one day before the second anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on October 6, with US President Trump urging negotiators to "move fast" to end the nearly two-year war in Gaza. Both Hamas and Israel have responded positively to Trump's proposal for an end to the fighting and the release of captives in Gaza in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli jails. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Hamas says it exchanged lists of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners for a potential swap, describing a spirit of optimism in the Egypt-based talks.
  • President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived to press his 20-point plan, joined by Qatar’s prime minister, Turkey’s intelligence chief and Israel’s senior negotiator Ron Dermer.
  • The U.S. proposal links an immediate ceasefire and a large hostage–prisoner exchange to Hamas disarmament, a phased Israeli pullback from Gaza and an internationally overseen transitional authority.
  • Negotiators cite major hurdles including Hamas’s refusal to disarm, disputes over the sequence of ceasefire, withdrawals and releases, and Hamas’s demand for firm guarantees the war will not resume.
  • Fighting and deprivation in Gaza continue during the talks, with the Hamas-run health ministry reporting about 67,000 deaths, a toll the United Nations deems credible.