Overview
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israeli forces took delivery in Gaza via the International Committee of the Red Cross and that identification will proceed shortly in Israel.
- The Al-Qassam Brigades announced earlier that it would hand over two bodies as part of the ongoing exchange arrangement.
- The latest transfer is within the first phase of a plan brokered by Egypt, Qatar, the United States, and Turkey, with a ceasefire in effect since October 10.
- On October 28, Israel said some newly received fragments matched a hostage repatriated in 2023, accused Hamas of falsification, launched strikes in Gaza, and then returned to the truce the next day.
- The Washington Post reported the U.S. government has information on hundreds of possible human-rights violations by Israeli forces in Gaza, which could trigger Leahy Law restrictions if substantiated.