Overview

• Israel has begun moving roughly 250 long‑term Palestinian detainees to Ketziot and Ofer prisons for release, with authorities also agreeing to hand over 360 bodies as part of the exchange.
• Hamas is assembling the remaining Israeli captives for a handover expected between Sunday night and Monday morning, with about 48 hostages in total and roughly 20 believed alive, according to multiple reports.
• The Israeli military completed a partial pullback behind the plan’s designated “yellow line,” activating a 72‑hour deadline for the exchange under a U.S.‑brokered first‑phase truce.
• About 200 U.S. troops have arrived in Israel to help monitor the ceasefire, CENTCOM’s Brad Cooper is coordinating a multinational mission, and officials say any U.S. role will not place American soldiers inside Gaza.
• Humanitarian access is reopening as the UN readies large aid deliveries and Rafah prepares to resume operations, while local officials report some 500,000 Palestinians returning to devastated areas with hundreds of bodies recovered and thousands still missing; Italy and the EU are positioning teams for border assistance, demining and future reconstruction as leaders prepare for a formal signing in Egypt.