Gaza, Hamas loses the bodies of five hostages. Israel: "They're buying time to extend the ceasefire." Rubio at the Knesset for "Phase 2."

Hamas would have Five of the thirteen dead Israeli hostages still held in the Gaza Strip have been lost.. This is reported by a Israeli official, quoted by the newspaper Ynet, according to which the terrorist group is "playing and taking time, to extend the ceasefire without reaching the second phase of the agreement, which requires disarmament."

The current agreement provides for the return of all hostages, alive or dead, as a condition for maintaining the ceasefire. However, it had become clear from the beginning of the negotiations that some bodies would be difficult to recover. in the Palestinian territory devastated by the bombings.

Officials of the Israeli defense they would have communicated to the US Vice President Vance that Hamas “can return the bodies of at least ten hostages”. Other sources play down the figure, underlining that the group could have access to only part of the remains. Meanwhile Search operations continue in the Gaza Strip among debris and still inaccessible areas.

American diplomacy and “Phase 2”

Meanwhile, international pressure is growing for the launch of the so-called “Phase 2” of Trump's peace plan, which provides for the disarmament of Hamas and the establishment of a new administration for Gaza.
The US secretary of state Marco Rubio, visiting Israel, he reiterated that “there is no Plan B other than President Trump's”, explaining that the 20-point plan “remains the best way forward ensure security and stability in the regionRubio called the mission “historic,” admitting that “It will be a long journey, with ups and downs, but we can be optimistic.”

During meetings with Israeli officials at the Knesset, Rubio confirmed that other countries would be ready to normalize relations with Israel, in the wake of the Abraham Accords, but only “in the face of a broader regional agreement”. It also has excluding the involvement of UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, in the future management of Gaza, stressing that “there will be no tunnels or rockets threatening Israel.”

European mission, annexation of the West Bank, and tensions in Lebanon

THEEurochamber has meanwhile announced a mission in Israel for the next week, without however providing details "for security reasons". According to the European Parliament Press Service, it will be about “a regular interparliamentary exchange” with meetings in the Knesset. The deputy Lucia Announced, initially expected in the delegation, has made it known that he does not want to participate after the recent Knesset votes in favor of annexing the West Bank.

Meanwhile, tensions remain high in the West Bank. In the village of Beit Iksa, in the West Bank, some Israeli settlers have Palestinian farmers engaged in olive harvesting were attacked, throwing stones and insults.. The fIsraeli forces intervened only after several minutes. Similar episodes continue to repeat themselves, local sources report, as part of attempts to expansion of settlements and restrictions imposed on Palestinian residents.

On the northern front, The Israeli army killed Abbas Hassan Karki in a drone strike., head of logistics for Hezbollah's Southern Front. According to the IDF, Karki was responsible for the transfer and storage of weapons in southern Lebanon, in violation of security agreements between Israel and Lebanon.

Unexploded ordnance in Gaza injures two children

A report of the United Nations Photographs the extent of the destruction in the Strip: over 61 million tons of debris, equal to 170 times the weight of the Empire State BuildingAccording to the satellite program unos, 78% of buildings in Gaza are damaged or destroyed.
Meanwhile, two Palestinian children remained seriously injured by an unexploded ordnance in the al-Nasr neighborhood of Gaza City. According to the Gaza Center for Human Rights, they would be over 20 thousand undetonated devices still present in the area.