Overview

• Hamas says it will begin handing over 48 Israeli hostages by Monday midday, with roughly 20 believed alive, under the terms of the U.S.-brokered first-phase deal.
• Israel plans to free 250 convicted prisoners and about 1,700 detainees once the hostages are confirmed returned, with its published list excluding high-profile figures like Marwan Barghouti.
• President Donald Trump is traveling to Israel to meet hostage families and address the Knesset before co-chairing a Sharm el-Sheikh summit with Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
• The truce has entered its third day with large numbers of Gazans returning to shattered neighborhoods and increased aid entering, though some deliveries faced disorder during distribution.
• Israel’s defense minister ordered preparations to destroy Hamas’s tunnel network after the exchange, while Hamas sources said the group will not govern post-war Gaza and rejects full disarmament.