Overview
- Hamas handed over two more bodies identified as Tamir Adar and Arie Zalmanovitch, leaving about 13 dead hostages still believed to be in Gaza.
- The U.S. activated a civil‑military coordination center in Kiryat Gat with roughly 200 personnel to monitor the ceasefire and coordinate assistance.
- The International Court of Justice issued an advisory pressing Israel to allow humanitarian supplies and prohibiting the use of hunger as a weapon, which Israel rejected.
- U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio warned Israel against West Bank annexation bills, calling them a threat to the peace plan, while Vance labeled the move very dumb.
- Reports note ongoing frictions over aid through Rafah and alleged truce breaches, as Vance, Witkoff and Kushner meet Israeli leaders and Rubio arrives to sustain U.S. pressure.