The ceasefire deal in Gaza comes as 90% of the population faces acute food insecurity with the limited food supply under strain, and as humanitarian lorries have struggled to reach much of the besieged strip.

The IDF and the Yemeni Houthis also continue to exchange attacks. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed to the Israel Defense Forces that the three Israeli hostages have been transferred to the ICRC and are "on their way" to Israeli forces in Gaza,