Overview
- The United States began surveillance flights over Gaza to verify the truce, complementing a new Civil‑Military Coordination Committee in Kiryat Gat that has already received Italian military and diplomatic staff.
- Hamas leader Khalil al‑Hayya said the group would hand over weapons if Israeli occupation ends and signaled openness to UN border observers and a technocratic post‑war administration.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted Israel will veto unacceptable participants in any stabilization force, and Israel said it will revoke the southern emergency status for the first time since October 7.
- A Sky News investigation reported Israel is backing four local militias inside Gaza to counter Hamas, with the groups describing coordination and supplies moving through Kerem Shalom.
- Pressure over the hostage issue grew as President Trump urged the swift return of bodies, Channel 12 said Washington blocked an Israeli move to curtail aid, and media reported further Israeli strikes in Khan Younis and near Shujayea with 13 remains still unreturned.