Overview
- Israel confirmed that the latest three sets of remains transferred via the Red Cross do not match any missing hostages.
- Hamas this week handed over the bodies of Sahar Baruch and Amiram Cooper, raising confirmed hostage remains returned to 17 with 11 still outstanding.
- Israel transferred 30 Palestinian bodies to Gaza on Friday, bringing total returns under the deal to about 225, in line with the 15-for-1 formula per deceased Israeli.
- The Red Cross is facilitating handovers as Gaza hospitals report lacking DNA kits, with authorities saying only about 75 of the returned Palestinian bodies have been identified.
- Renewed Israeli strikes this week killed more than 100 people, Gaza health officials said, intensifying pressure on a ceasefire already strained by disputed identifications and slow recoveries.