APARTMENT RUINS IN Gaza City (Wikipedia).

What’s been described as a “bare-bones” outline for a two-month pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict has reportedly been developed by the U.S, Israel, Egypt and Qatar.

The lengthy cease-fire would be predicated on the swap of Israeli hostages held by Hamas militants for Hamas prisoners held by Israel.

As of Monday, Hamas has indicated it has not yet received a proposal, although acknowledging that “great efforts” were being made by mediators to stop the combat. In the meantime, Israeli forces continue to advance southward into Gaza.

Drone’s mistaken identity was deadly

The drone that killed three U.S. troops in Jordan may have been mistaken for an American device, officials said on Monday.

At the same time the attacking drone was approaching, a U.S. drone was returning to an installation and the confusion may have resulted in no attempts to shoot the attacker down.

President Joe Biden has vowed to “respond” to the attack, which is believed to have to been backed by Iran. He met with national security advisers on Monday to discuss options.

Sports: Lakers and Clippers defeated

It was a blue Monday for area pro basketball fans as both local NBA teams suffered losses.

The Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the Houston Rockets 135-119. LeBron James scored 23 points and had 10 assists in the loss for the Lakers, now 24-24.

The Los Angeles Clippers lost 118-108 to the Cleveland Cavaliers despite a 30-point effort by Kawhi Leonard. Norman Powell added 18 more. The Clips are now 27-18.

Weather: Rain on the way

But not just yet. The forecast for Tuesday is for mostly sunny skies with a daytime high of 75 and an overnight low of 51. Wednesday is cooler at 68 (54) and partly cloudy. The rain is expected to arrive on Thursday as the thermometer drops to 62 (50). Partly cloudy skies return on Friday with a high of 62 and a low of 46.