Overview

• Hamas transferred the 20 surviving captives to the Red Cross in Gaza, and the IDF received them for medical checks before reunions at Israeli hospitals.
• Avinatan Or was freed after nearly two years and reunited with his girlfriend Noa Argamani, whose Oct. 7 abduction became emblematic before her rescue in 2024.
• Several returnees appeared visibly emaciated after prolonged captivity, including Evyatar David, previously filmed in a tunnel saying he had not eaten for days.
• Israel began releasing roughly 1,900–2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners under the deal, with families greeting buses in the West Bank and Gaza.
• President Trump’s team brokered the ceasefire and convened an Egypt summit on Gaza reconstruction, as Israeli officials said the timeline to receive more hostages’ remains remains unresolved.