Overview

• The Israeli military confirmed the identities of the four remains returned by Hamas, including Nepali student Bipin Joshi and three Israelis, while 24 other expected bodies have not been repatriated.
• Under the U.S.-brokered deal, the last 20 living Israeli hostages were freed and Israel released roughly 1,968 Palestinian prisoners, marking a major de‑escalation but not a settled peace.
• Israel’s hostage families’ forum and officials denounced the failure to return most of the 28 bodies as a breach of the agreement, with calls voiced to suspend the deal until all remains are recovered.
• Hospitals reported significant malnutrition and trauma among the freed captives, with some held in prolonged isolation in tunnels; Israeli teams are applying the 6C protocol to mitigate acute stress responses.
• President Trump was feted in the Knesset and is set to receive Israel’s top civilian medal from President Isaac Herzog, even as reports from Gaza describe executions, militia clashes and Hamas efforts to reassert control that complicate the plan’s implementation.