Overview

• Hamas released 20 living hostages on Monday under an Israel–Hamas agreement portrayed in coverage as advanced by President Trump.
• CNN reported that about 28 hostages are presumed dead and that their remains are still being held by Hamas.
• On CNN’s News Central, Christiane Amanpour said the freed captives were “probably being treated better than the average Gazan” because they were leverage for Hamas.
• Her comments drew swift criticism from conservative figures, including Richard Grenell, who denounced her in an X post.
• At Israel’s Knesset, lawmakers chanted “Trump” when the president appeared alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the same day.