Trump commented on the ceasefire agreement reached in Gaza in a post on the US-based social media platform Truth Social. Noting that all 20 Hamas prisoners had been released, Trump pointed out that they were in good condition and said,"A great burden has been lifted, but the work is not over yet. The dead were not returned as promised. Phase two begins now."

In his final statement on the subject at the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, US President Trump responded to the question about when the second phase would begin by saying that the phases were intertwined and that the second phase had begun.

Israel announced that Hamas has begun the process of handing over the bodies of Israeli prisoners as part of the Gaza Strip ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement. A joint statement by the Israeli army and the internal intelligence agency Shin Bet (Shabak) stated that officials from the International Red Cross (ICRC) have arrived at a meeting point in southern Gaza and begun the process of receiving the bodies of Israeli prisoners.

The statement stated that the Israeli public should"approach the issue with sensitivity" and requested that the official identification procedures be completed.

The statement said Hamas"must fulfill its obligations under the agreement and make the necessary efforts to return all prisoners and the remains of those who lost their lives."

Israeli state television channel KAN announced that the bodies of some of the 24 dead Israeli prisoners held in Gaza under Hamas' ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement would be handed over this evening.

HAMAS TO DELIVER BODIES OF 4 MORE ISRAELI PRISONERS

Hamas informed mediators that it would return to Israel the remains of four more Israeli prisoners killed in Israeli attacks. Hamas will return the remains of four more Israeli prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreement reached with Israel. Hamas informed mediators that it will return the bodies of the prisoners killed in Israeli attacks at 10:00 PM local time. The identity of the bodies is not yet known.

After releasing 20 Israeli prisoners yesterday morning, Hamas delivered the bodies of 4 of the 28 prisoners who died in Israeli attacks to Israel through the Red Cross.