Overview

• The IDF and ISA escorted four coffins handed over via the ICRC at Kerem Shalom to Israel’s National Institute for Forensic Medicine for identification, with official confirmation pending DNA tests.
• Israeli officials accuse Hamas of violating the pact that called for 28 bodies to be returned, as Defense Minister Israel Katz warned delays would be treated as a serious breach.
• Hamas told mediators that battlefield conditions and access issues prevent immediate recovery of the remaining 24 bodies, an explanation Israel rejects.
• Hamas named the four deceased as Guy Illouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin Joshi and Capt. Daniel Peretz/Perez, while the IDF urged the public to await formal identification before any announcements.
• Families of the dead pressed for swift completion as US, Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish mediators worked to keep the ceasefire on track following the release of 20 living hostages earlier in the day.