Overview
- Israeli forces carried out limited strikes despite the formal pause, with local reports citing three Palestinians killed on Friday after raids earlier in the week that left about 104 dead, including many children.
- Washington proposed safe passage for Hamas fighters from areas under Israeli control to stabilize the pause, an ultimatum expired with no reported movements, according to mediators and an IDF official cited by Axios and ANSA.
- The Red Cross said it received from Hamas and transferred to the IDF the bodies of three Israelis for identification, while Israel returned 30 more Palestinian bodies as part of the truce framework, bringing the total returned to 225.
- Israel’s defense minister ordered a ban on International Committee of the Red Cross visits to designated detainees, citing Shin Bet security assessments.
- A classified US State Department inspector general review reported by the Washington Post indicates hundreds of potential violations by Israeli units that could take years to vet under Leahy-style rules.