Overview

• The Red Cross received all 20 surviving captives from Hamas on Monday after an initial handover of seven, with transfers conducted inside Gaza before the hostages crossed into Israel.
• Israel began releasing detainees under the agreement, with 1,968 Palestinians freed including 250 security prisoners, while the return and identification of all deceased hostages is still in process.
• At Sharm el-Sheikh, President Donald Trump and Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sissi co-chaired a summit where the United States, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed a declaration guaranteeing the ceasefire.
• Key disputes now move to follow-on talks, including verification procedures for returned remains, Hamas’s disarmament and the shape of Gaza’s future administration; neither Israel nor Hamas attended the summit.
• The truce has opened space for major civilian returns to northern Gaza and increased aid through Kerem Shalom, even as Israel retains control over roughly 53% of the territory.