Overview

• Israeli forces pulled back from agreed areas as large numbers of displaced Palestinians returned to devastated neighborhoods, with COGAT reporting more than 500 aid trucks entered Gaza on Friday.
• Hamas said it will start handing over 48 hostages Monday morning under the deal, while Israel prepares to release roughly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and has moved detainees to the Ofer and Ketziot facilities.
• About 200 U.S. troops arrived in Israel to establish a coordination center to monitor the cease-fire and facilitate humanitarian logistics, with CENTCOM’s Adm. Brad Cooper stating no U.S. forces will enter Gaza.
• Israel announced plans for an international task force with the U.S., Turkey, Qatar, Egypt and the ICRC to locate and recover bodies believed to be under rubble, with identification to be conducted by the Abu Kabir institute.
• Debate over Gaza’s post-truce governance sharpened as Hamas and other Palestinian factions rejected foreign oversight, while Israeli hospitals activated private reception units and medical-psychological protocols for returning captives.