Overview

• All 20 surviving Israelis abducted on October 7, 2023 were transferred via the ICRC and returned to Israel as the first phase of the US-brokered plan took effect.
• Mediator states formalized the truce at a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, where the US, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed a declaration to cement the agreement.
• President Donald Trump declared the Gaza war over in a Knesset address before heading to Egypt for the summit that drew leaders from more than 20 countries.
• Israel began releasing roughly 2,000 Palestinian detainees, including prisoners serving life terms, as crowds welcomed buses in Ramallah under limits on public celebrations.
• Only four of 28 deceased hostages were handed over so far, prompting criticism from families, while aid flows resume and negotiations on Hamas’s status and Gaza’s governance move to a next phase.