Overview

• All 20 surviving hostages seized on October 7, 2023 are back in Israel, with three Argentine citizens among those released.
• Israel has begun freeing approximately 1,968 Palestinian detainees as part of phase one of the agreement, fulfilling its parallel commitment.
• President Donald Trump traveled to Jerusalem to address the Knesset and then led an international forum in Sharm el-Sheikh to consolidate the truce and outline reconstruction.
• U.S. personnel and international partners are arriving to help monitor compliance as humanitarian access expands, with the U.N. reporting improved aid flows into Gaza.
• Next steps remain unsettled, including the return of the remaining hostages' bodies and the more contentious phases on Hamas disarmament and an interim governing arrangement, which diplomats caution will be difficult.