Overview

• Israel said it will keep the Rafah crossing closed and scale back humanitarian deliveries, citing Hamas’s failure to return all hostages’ bodies.
• The Israeli military reported firing on Palestinians who crossed its designated line inside Gaza after ignoring warnings, with Gaza health officials reporting six deaths in two incidents.
• Hamas fighters moved to reassert control in areas vacated by Israeli forces, including public executions of alleged collaborators and clashes with rival groups.
• Israeli authorities confirmed the identification of four hostages’ bodies returned by Hamas, naming Guy Iluz and Bipin Joshi, with families of other victims yet to authorize disclosure.
• Phase one of the deal saw 20 hostages released and roughly 1,968 Palestinian prisoners freed, including about 250 with long sentences, while timelines for troop withdrawal, governance, and reconstruction remain unsettled.