Brothers Face Through Hamas Camera

The morning began with Hamas rejecting Israel's proposal to extend Phase A of the ceasefire, leading Netanyahu to schedule emergency consultations. By afternoon, Hamas released footage showing Eitan Horn's separation from his brother Yair before the latter's release - a video whose publication was approved by the Horn family. The footage also revealed Nimrod Cohen among the captives.

The evening brought a shift as Israel announced acceptance of US envoy Witkoff's framework for a temporary ceasefire during Ramadan and Passover, which would release half the living hostages immediately. Hamas promptly rejected this proposal. Meanwhile, Netanyahu's office addressed October 7 intelligence failures, acknowledging receipt of updates that night but claiming they were marked non-urgent.

The day's developments followed yesterday's dramatic collapse of the Trump-Zelensky meeting, whose implications for Israel-US relations dominated morning analysis.