Overview
- Israel transferred 30 Palestinian bodies to Gaza through the ICRC, with Gaza’s Health Ministry saying the total repatriated since the truce began has reached 225 and many remain unidentified.
- Medical staff at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis reported some returned corpses bore burns, amputations, or bindings, and said DNA kits are lacking to confirm identities.
- Hamas handed over the remains of two Israeli captives that Israeli authorities identified as Amiram Kuper, 84, and Sahar Baruch, 25, following forensic checks.
- Under the cease-fire framework, Hamas has returned the remains of 17 of 28 agreed hostages, with 11 still pending; the group has requested heavy equipment to recover bodies from rubble.
- Israeli forces carried out new air and tank strikes in Gaza despite the truce, with local officials reporting fresh casualties, as Gaza’s Health Ministry cites roughly 68,500 deaths over two years of war.