Overview
- Israel confirms all 20 living hostages were freed while only nine of an estimated 28 bodies have been returned, with one misidentified as a Gazan by forensic teams.
- Hostage families urge halting the truce unless the remaining 19 bodies are delivered, as Israeli leaders warn operations could resume if terms are not met.
- President Donald Trump, who initially downplayed intra-Gaza violence, now threatens to “go in and kill” Hamas if executions and internal killings continue.
- Israel reduces approved daily humanitarian trucks from 600 to 300 and keeps Rafah closed for aid, saying people may transit later while supplies route via Kerem Shalom.
- Hamas says it has returned all remains it can access and needs heavy equipment to recover others, as it reasserts control through reprisals and clashes while the U.S., France and Britain advance talks on an international stabilization force and a UN mandate.