Overview

• Israel notified families that the first transfers are expected in the early morning local hours Monday, with medical reception and transport plans ready.
• The agreement provides for Hamas to hand over about 48 hostages, including roughly 20 believed alive, in exchange for Israel releasing around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, including about 250 serving life terms.
• President Donald Trump is traveling to Israel before co-presiding with Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi an international summit in Sharm el-Sheikh to cement guarantees and aid mechanisms.
• Hamas has pushed to include seven high-profile Palestinian detainees, including Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Saadat, a demand mediators continued to address ahead of the swap.
• Humanitarian convoys have been staged and some entered Gaza, where UN agencies cite extensive destruction and urgent needs despite the pause in large-scale combat.