Overview

• IDF and Shin Bet teams retrieved two sets of remains in Gaza; one was identified as Ilan Weiss, taken from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, 2023.
• The second body has not yet been identified, with forensic work underway at the Abu Kabir national institute.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said efforts to return all captives continue and offered condolences to affected families.
• Israel now counts 48 hostages still held in Gaza, with roughly 20 presumed alive, according to official military figures.
• The army reported eliminating a Hamas cell in northern Gaza and said humanitarian support efforts would continue alongside operations.