Overview

• Israel has accepted the U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed.
• The draft calls for a 60-day halt in fighting with staged release of 10 living hostages, the remains of 18 captives and over 1,100 Palestinian prisoners.
• Hamas is reviewing the terms but says the plan falls short of its demands for a permanent ceasefire and full Israeli troop withdrawal.
• The proposal guarantees Israel will not resume military operations once hostages are freed and provides for hundreds of aid trucks to enter Gaza each day.
• International pressure is increasing for Israel to end hostilities and expand humanitarian access to Gaza, where over 54,000 Palestinians have died and two million face famine risk.