Overview
- Israel said the bodies delivered via the Red Cross were identified as Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch after forensic checks, and their families were notified.
- Baruch’s remains were examined at the Abu Kabir institute as the IDF’s inquiry remains unresolved on whether he was killed by Hamas or by Israeli fire during a December 2023 rescue attempt.
- Under the U.S.-brokered truce, Hamas agreed to return the remains of 28 hostages; reporting states 17 have been returned so far, with Israel alleging delays and Hamas citing difficulty locating bodies in the rubble.
- Following a Palestinian attack that killed an Israeli soldier, Israeli strikes were launched that Gaza health authorities said left 104 people dead, while the military described the actions as precise and targeting militant threats.
- Lebanese media reported several wounded in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon and said the president ordered army deployment, as Israel’s Hostages and Missing Families Forum sought an urgent meeting with the prime minister over the slow returns.