Overview
- Hamas says its teams are entering new areas of the Gaza Strip to locate roughly 13 remaining deceased hostages, coordinating operations with Egyptian specialists.
- Israel confirmed it has allowed Egyptian and International Committee of the Red Cross teams to cross the IDF’s ‘yellow line’ with heavy equipment to support recovery efforts.
- Under the ceasefire terms, Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies for each Israeli body; Israel says about 195 Palestinian bodies have been repatriated while no hostages’ remains have been handed over in the past five days.
- President Donald Trump issued a 48-hour public warning urging Hamas to return more bodies quickly, saying he is watching compliance closely.
- The truce faced fresh strain after an IDF strike in Nuseirat that Israel said targeted an Islamic Jihad militant; Hamas called it a clear violation, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that Israel will decide which foreign forces can join any Gaza stabilization force.