Overview

• Hamas says transfers will start Monday within the 72‑hour window, while Israeli officials expect an early‑morning handover and report 20 hostages alive with others confirmed dead.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross will manage non‑public transfers, with initial medical checks and reunions planned at Israel’s Re’im military base.
• In return, Israel is preparing to free roughly 2,000 Palestinian detainees, including about 250 serving life sentences, as negotiators finalize contested prisoner lists.
• President Trump is traveling for meetings with hostage families, a Knesset address, and an afternoon signing ceremony in Sharm el‑Sheikh that will draw leaders including Merz, Macron, Meloni, Starmer and Erdoğan, with Hamas represented by mediators.
• Humanitarian deliveries are slated to rise to about 600 trucks per day, as the WFP cites sufficient regional food stocks for up to two million people pending full access, while unresolved issues include identification of some remains and Hamas’ refusal to disarm.