Overview

• The Hamas confirmed it will start handing over the remaining 48 hostages or their remains on Monday morning, with roughly 20 believed alive under the ceasefire agreement.
• Living captives are to be passed to Red Cross teams inside Gaza, transferred to Israeli forces, received at the Re’im center, and moved to designated hospitals for medical and psychological care.
• Israel says it will release about 2,000 Palestinian detainees—250 serving long sentences and 1,700 held since October 2023—only after verifying that all hostages have been returned.
• President Donald Trump is set to make a brief stop in Israel Monday before co‑presiding with Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al‑Sissi a Sharm el‑Sheikh summit with more than 20 leaders and the UN chief, while Israel is not expected to attend.
• Since the ceasefire took effect Friday, Gaza’s Civil Defence reports over 500,000 people have returned north as aid convoys queue at crossings, even as Hamas rejects disarmament, Israel plans an internationally supervised push to eliminate tunnels, and next‑phase talks are expected to be difficult.