• US President Donald Trump has promised lasting peace in the Middle East after signing a Gaza ceasefire deal with the leaders of Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye.
  • Palestinians released from Israeli detention say they were beaten and humiliated, with one former detainee describing Israel’s Ofer Prison as a “slaughterhouse”.
  • Israel released nearly 2,000 prisoners and detainees as part of a captives and prisoner exchange. Some 154 prisoners were exiled to Egypt. Hamas has also released all 20 surviving Israeli captives held in Gaza and handed over the bodies of four others.
  • Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 67,869 people and wounded 170,105 since October 2023. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.