Overview
- Israel handed over 15 Palestinian bodies on Monday after receiving the remains of Lt. Hadar Goldin, bringing Gaza returns to 315 and leaving four Israeli hostage bodies still in the strip.
- Jared Kushner met Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem to discuss moving beyond phase one toward disarming Hamas, demilitarising Gaza and creating a postwar governing mechanism.
- Negotiators are probing safe passage for roughly 150–200 Hamas fighters trapped in Rafah in exchange for surrendering weapons, a test case seen as pivotal to sustaining the truce.
- Plans for an international stabilisation force remain unsettled, with Israel rejecting Turkish participation and the UAE saying it will not join without a clear operational framework.
- Turkey says it facilitated Goldin’s return and is working to secure safe passage for about 200 Gazan civilians reported to be trapped in tunnels, as isolated clashes and strikes continue to strain the ceasefire.