Overview

• The Red Cross transferred the captives out of Gaza and all 20 surviving hostages arrived in Israel for reunions and medical checks.
• Israel began releasing roughly 1,900–2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners, including about 250 serving life sentences, with returns to Gaza and the West Bank.
• Hamas fighters, including Qassam Brigades personnel, appeared at Nasser Hospital during the exchanges, underscoring unresolved disarmament issues.
• President Trump addressed the Knesset before traveling to Sharm el-Sheikh for talks with more than 20 leaders on next-phase security, governance and reconstruction.
• Humanitarian access is set to expand as international monitors deploy, the EU restarts Rafah border monitoring, and agencies scale up aid, while timelines for returning bodies of deceased hostages remain unclear.