Overview

• The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the 20 surviving captives were handed to the ICRC in Gaza and transferred to Israel’s Re’im base for initial medical evaluations.
• Israel began implementing the exchange by preparing to release roughly 1,900 to 1,968 Palestinian prisoners, including about 250 serving life terms with some slated for deportation, according to prisoner associations.
• The agreement also provides for the return of the bodies of 28 deceased hostages, with timing not yet specified by the parties.
• Humanitarian access expanded as convoys entered Gaza via Rafah and Kerem Shalom, with the U.N. humanitarian office reporting real progress and additional shipments approved.
• President Donald Trump arrived in Israel, reiterated his view that the war has ended and co-chairs a Sharm el-Sheikh summit with Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to seek political guarantees as the ceasefire’s durability remains uncertain.