Overview
- Israel’s Abu Kabir forensic institute identified the body returned by Hamas as Tanzanian student Joshua Luito Mollel, according to the prime minister’s office.
- Authorities say roughly six deceased hostages’ bodies are still believed to be in Gaza, with the ICRC facilitating transfers and forensic processing ongoing.
- Before airstrikes, the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings and published maps for buildings in Tayr Debba, Taybeh and Aita al-Jabal, telling residents to move at least 500 meters away.
- Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported at least one person killed and others wounded in the latest attacks, and President Joseph Aoun denounced the strikes as a crime under international law.
- Israel says the operations target Hezbollah infrastructure to prevent rearmament, while Hezbollah rejects disarmament and any political negotiations with Israel, asserting a “legitimate right” to resist.