Overview

• Israeli forensic authorities identified three of the latest remains as hostages Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and Eitan Levi, while concluding a fourth body did not match any known captive.
• Hamas said the unrecognized corpse belongs to an Israeli soldier captured previously, a claim Israel has not confirmed and has referred to the national forensic institute.
• The Al Qassam Brigades said they have handed over all remains they could access and that further recovery requires specialized equipment in areas buried by rubble or restricted by Israeli control.
• Israeli officials have weighed limiting humanitarian deliveries and keeping the Rafah crossing closed to pressure for full returns, as Israel separately transferred 45 Palestinian bodies to the Red Cross within the exchange framework.
• President Donald Trump warned Hamas it will be disarmed by force if it refuses to give up weapons, and U.S. CENTCOM’s Brad Cooper urged the group to cease violence and comply as talks on a second phase proceed in Egypt.