• 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.
  • Palestinian families reunite with their loved ones in Gaza and the occupied West Bank after Israel releases nearly 2,000 prisoners and detainees as part of a captives 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.