Overview
- The Israeli army said the body handed over via the ICRC was identified as Sudthisak Rinthalak, a 42-year-old Thai farm worker abducted on October 7 near Kibbutz Beeri and reportedly held by Islamic Jihad.
- Israel now reports only the body of an Israeli police officer remains in Gaza, after recent consignments previously tested did not match the two outstanding cases.
- Ceasefire terms require Israel to return 15 Palestinian bodies for each Israeli mortal remain, and completing all handovers is a condition for advancing to the next phase of the US-led plan.
- President Trump said the plan’s second phase could begin "pretty soon," though Hamas rejects the disarmament envisioned for that stage.
- The fragile truce persists as Israel reports tunnel clashes and soldier injuries near Rafah and carries out strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, even after rare direct talks with Lebanese officials.