Overview

• Hamas released the last 20 living hostages under the U.S.-brokered truce, but Israel says only nine of 28 deceased hostages have been returned and accuses Hamas of withholding more remains.
• Hamas says many bodies lie under rubble and require specialized teams to recover, while Israeli officials claim the group can hand over additional remains now.
• Palestinian health authorities in Gaza report signs of torture, beatings, restraints and executions on some of the 120 Palestinian bodies Israel has returned as part of a planned 360-body exchange, prompting calls for an investigation.
• President Donald Trump warned he would “enter and kill” Hamas members if internal killings continue, after videos showed public executions in Gaza; Israel’s Netanyahu said “the fight is not over,” and officials threatened to resume combat if bodies are not delivered.
• Humanitarian access remains limited despite increased convoys, with Israeli data citing over 700 trucks entering Wednesday versus Hamas’s count of 480, and Rafah’s reopening under coordination with Egypt; offers for Turkish recovery specialists have not been approved by Israel.