Overview

• The ICRC received 20 Israeli hostages alive from Gaza and Israel began releasing 250 prisoners serving life terms plus roughly 1,700 detainees from Gaza under the first phase of the deal.
• President Donald Trump visited Israel, addressed the Knesset, and then co‑chaired the Sharm El‑Sheikh summit where he and regional partners signed a guarantor document to sustain the ceasefire.
• Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu praised Trump and said a peace phase is starting but ultimately did not attend the summit after earlier signals he might, as Turkey and Iraq threatened to withdraw if he participated.
• France’s Emmanuel Macron backed a temporary governing arrangement and an international security presence for Gaza, while Hamas signaled it will not join a transitional administration or disarm.
• Axios reported Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met Hamas figures in Sharm El‑Sheikh to assure Israel would not resume the war if commitments are kept, and Trump suggested a short‑term policing role for Hamas to stabilize security.