Overview

• The prime minister’s office said the ICRC transferred the latest four bodies to the IDF and Shin Bet for identification, with families to be notified afterward.
• Authorities previously confirmed the identities of the first four returned, naming Gai Iluz and Bipin Joshi as two of the victims.
• If the new transfer is confirmed by forensic experts, the number of deceased hostages still to be returned under the deal would drop to 20.
• The cease-fire exchange also freed 20 living hostages and prompted Israel to release about 1,968 Palestinian prisoners, while Gaza media reported Israel returned the remains of 45 fighters via the ICRC.
• Gazaa’s Health Ministry reported 67,913 deaths since October 2023 and said roughly 9,500 people remain missing as crews recovered 38 bodies in the past day.