Overview
- Hamas handed 20 surviving Israeli hostages to the ICRC and Israel says four returned bodies have been identified, with families pressing for the remaining remains to come back.
- Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinians, including about 1,700 detained from Gaza without charge and roughly 250 convicted inmates, as crowds celebrated in Gaza and the West Bank.
- Hamas says 154 of those freed were deported to Egypt, and West Bank festivities drew Israeli warnings and occasional force as confusion over deportation lists deepened families’ anguish.
- Hamas security units resumed patrols and crowd control in parts of Gaza as Israeli forces maintained control behind the Yellow Line, with reported clashes against armed clans and Israeli fire near the boundary.
- World leaders in Egypt endorsed President Trump’s 20‑point plan that envisions Gaza’s demilitarization and bars Hamas from future leadership, while Gaza’s vast destruction and aid needs remain unresolved.