Overview

• Seven Israeli hostages were handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza and are being transferred toward Israeli forces, according to the IDF citing the Red Cross.
• A further transfer expected later today includes 13 additional living hostages and 28 others, of whom 26 are deceased and two have an undetermined status.
• Israel says Palestinian prisoners will be released once the hostages are on Israeli territory, with reported terms covering about 250 life-sentence inmates and roughly 1,700 detainees held since the war began.
• President Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive in Tel Aviv on Monday for meetings and a Knesset address before heading to Sharm el-Sheikh for a summit of more than 20 leaders to formalize the agreement.
• European Council President António Costa will represent the EU at the summit, as talks continue over Gaza’s future and reports note Hamas is pressing for seven additional prisoners not on agreed lists.