Overview
- Trump warned that other countries involved in the peace deal will take action if returns do not begin within 48 hours.
- Senior Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk said locating the remaining deceased hostages could take months and that some bodies may not be found.
- Outlets report that 15 of 28 sets of remains have been handed over, leaving 13 still outstanding, after all 20 living hostages were released earlier.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met families of two American victims and publicly pressed for the return of remains.
- While en route to Asia, Trump met Qatari leaders during a refueling stop at Al-Udeid Air Base, highlighting Qatar’s role in ongoing mediation under the ceasefire deal.