Overview
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered immediate strikes on Gaza, with Gaza civil defence reporting at least 50 dead and about 200 injured overnight.
- The Israel Defense Forces identified the fallen soldier as Yona Efraim Feldbaum, 37, citing his death as a truce breach that Hamas denies.
- Israeli authorities say a body handed over via the ICRC matched previously recovered remains of Ofir Tzarfati and accused Hamas of staging the return, claims supported by footage the AFP could not independently authenticate.
- Hamas’s armed wing said it located more remains but postponed a planned handover, blaming Israeli “violations” and saying searches are hindered by widespread destruction.
- Israel’s Families Forum urged halting the U.S.-brokered plan’s next phase until all 28 bodies are returned, with roughly 15–16 transfers completed so far as President Trump maintains the ceasefire will hold.