US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, along with Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, are joining Gaza peace talks in Egypt as negotiations struggle to achieve breakthroughs. These high-level participations aim to push forward a Gaza ceasefire plan and hostage release agreement.

• 67,173 people, including 20,179 children, have been killed by Israeli military operations in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
• Hamas seeks "real guarantees" from Donald Trump and the international community to ensure the war ends permanently.
• A UN commission of inquiry reported that Israel committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, a claim Israel’s foreign ministry rejected as "distorted and false."