Overview
- Three bodies recovered in Gaza were handed to the ICRC and transferred to Israeli authorities, with Israeli forensics saying the remains do not match any of the 11 hostages still unaccounted for.
- Mediators and Al Jazeera report that Hamas agreed in principle to withdraw fighters from zones designated as under IDF control using ICRC-escorted corridors, pending Israeli approval.
- The United States has floated a safe‑passage option to let Hamas militants exit IDF-held areas in Gaza as part of efforts to stabilize the truce, according to Axios.
- Israeli officials voice skepticism, suggesting the latest recovery could be leveraged for concessions, while Washington opposes an Israeli plan to distribute aid via 10–20 ‘Yellow Line’ delivery points.
- The Gaza Health Ministry reports 236 Palestinian deaths since the truce began, and foreign ministers from several Muslim‑majority countries are set to meet in Istanbul to discuss the ceasefire.