Overview

• Hamas handed the captives to the Red Cross in Gaza for transfer to Israel, where they underwent initial medical checks at military and hospital facilities.
• Israel began releasing roughly 2,000 Palestinian detainees under the deal, while the return of up to 28 bodies of deceased hostages is planned but not yet fully scheduled.
• President Donald Trump addressed the Knesset declaring the war over before traveling to co-chair the Sharm el‑Sheikh peace summit with Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el‑Sisi and more than 20 leaders.
• UN aid officials reported real progress in Gaza operations, with Israel authorizing about 190,000 metric tons of supplies and larger convoys entering through Rafah and Kerem Shalom despite distribution hurdles.
• The arrangement faces political and security strains, with dissent inside Israel, Hamas saying it will not join a transitional government, and unresolved questions over disarmament, redeployments and a proposed multinational oversight mechanism.