The sides are meant to begin talks on the truce’s second stage but there appears to have been little progress.

An Israeli official says that Israeli forces have begun withdrawing from a key Gaza corridor, part of a ceasefire deal with Hamas that is moving ahead

President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, marking the first foreign leader visit of Trump’s second term.

Hamas-led militants have released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli civilian men held for the past 16 months and Israel freed 183 Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile agreement that has paused the war in the Gaza Strip.

Hostages Ohad Ben Ami, Or Levy and Eli Sharabi were released from Gaza in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners, after more than 16 months in captivity.

The three men appeared thin, weak and pale, and in worse condition than the 18 hostages already freed under the truce.

Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi, and Or Levy – all taken hostage during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel – were handed to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, after 491 days of captivity. The three appeared thin and pale when they were led onto a makeshift stage sparking concerns about the condition of hostages under Hamas captivity.

Hamas released three more hostages on Saturday under a three-week-old cease-fire deal that has become a test of wills between the militant group and Israel. The group freed Or Levy, 34, who was taken from the Nova music festival 16 months ago,