Overview

• Israel’s military reported no violations since the truce took effect at noon Oct. 10, with forces repositioned to agreed lines inside Gaza.
• An Israeli government spokesperson said the handover begins early Oct. 13, with Israeli media reporting two stages starting around 08:00 MSK, though officials say the exact hour could shift.
• Roughly 20 living hostages are expected to be freed and the bodies of 28 returned via the Red Cross, in exchange for nearly 1,950 Palestinian detainees, including about 250 serving life terms, who will be released after the hostages reach Israel.
• President Donald Trump is traveling to Israel and then to the Oct. 13 summit in Sharm el‑Sheikh, where the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are reported to sign guarantees, with Turkey possibly joining, as leaders from 20+ countries gather.
• Rafah is being readied to reopen Oct. 14 under about 200 specially trained Palestinian police, while Indonesia and other Muslim‑majority states have offered troops for peacekeeping and the U.K. plans a reconstruction conference this week.