Overview
- Israeli officials identified the latest remains returned from Gaza as those of captive Dror Or, leaving two bodies still held in the enclave—an Israeli soldier and a Thai citizen.
- Israel transferred 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza under the truce formula of 15-for-1, bringing the total returned to 345, with Gaza’s Health Ministry citing limited DNA capacity for identifications.
- Turkish, Qatari and Egyptian officials met in Cairo to shape phase two of the agreement, which envisions a stabilization force and an international body to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction, as Indonesia prepares a potential large peacekeeping contingent.
- The Israeli military expanded operations in northern West Bank areas including Jenin and Tubas as video showed troops shooting two men with hands raised; the Palestinian Authority called it executions and the IDF said the incident is under investigation.
- Despite the pause, Israeli strikes and clashes in Gaza continued with reported casualties, and Amnesty International alleged ongoing grave abuses and severe aid restrictions under the truce.