Overview

• All 20 surviving hostages were handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza and transferred to Israel for medical checks and reunions, according to Israeli authorities.
• Israel began implementing the reciprocal release of roughly 1,900–2,000 Palestinian prisoners, with lists finalized overnight and processing underway from facilities such as Ofer prison.
• Large humanitarian convoys started entering Gaza through approved crossings, with the U.N. reporting expanded access including food, fuel, medical supplies and cooking gas under the ceasefire plan.
• President Donald Trump arrived in Israel, reiterated that “the war is over,” met families of former captives, addressed the Knesset and then headed to co-chair a Sharm el‑Sheikh summit with Egypt alongside more than 20 leaders.
• Officials caution the truce remains fragile, with debates over Hamas’s disarmament and Gaza’s governance unresolved and the timetable for returning the bodies of 28 deceased captives still pending.