Overview
- Israeli forensic authorities identified the remains of armored corps Staff Sgt. Itay Hen and notified his family following a transfer from Gaza.
- The Prime Minister’s Office said 21 of 28 Israeli bodies held by Hamas have now been returned and identified, leaving seven still held.
- Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades announced an additional evening handover of a body found in the Ash-Shujayya area of Gaza City.
- The latest coffin was received by Israeli forces through International Committee of the Red Cross mediation before being sent for identification.
- Al Jazeera reported that Israel delivered another 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza’s Health Ministry at Nasser Hospital, with the channel counting 285 remains returned in total, while the Wall Street Journal reported ongoing disputes over Hamas fighters in tunnels that could threaten the truce.