Overview

• Israeli officials say Hamas failed to deliver all 24 deceased hostages by the agreed deadline, prompting a two‑day closure of the Rafah crossing and reduced aid flows as potential responses are assessed.
• The International Committee of the Red Cross and mediators caution that locating and returning all remains could take days or weeks because many bodies lie under rubble or with other factions.
• The truce’s first phase is complete, freeing Israeli hostages and releasing about 1,950 Palestinian detainees, with final prisoner transfers moving through Ketziot and Ofer facilities.
• President Trump said the United States approved Hamas serving as a temporary policing force in Gaza, even as the group rejects full disarmament and maintains armed patrols.
• Three sources told Axios that a 45‑minute face‑to‑face in Sharm el‑Sheikh between Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and a Hamas delegation led by Khalil al‑Hayya helped secure Hamas’s acceptance of the deal.