Overview

• The last 20 living hostages were freed as roughly 1,900 Palestinian detainees were released, marking the first phase of the U.S.-brokered plan.
• Israeli troops remain in more than half of Gaza, Hamas fighters have reappeared armed in parts of the enclave, and Israel said it would limit humanitarian aid entering the territory.
• Netanyahu says further Israeli withdrawals hinge on Hamas disarming and on preventing weapons production and smuggling in Gaza under the 20-point framework.
• The prime minister rejects a fully sovereign Palestinian state with military powers and says Israel must retain ultimate security control.
• Governance of Gaza remains unsettled, with a proposed technocratic committee overseen by a 'Board of Peace' including President Trump and Tony Blair described as transitional.