Gaza, Hamas hands over four more bodies Italy-Israel, two journalists injured in clashes

A joint announcement by the IDF and Shin Bet reports information received from the Red Cross: four coffins with the bodies of deceased hostages have been transferred to them by Hamas. The operators' vehicles are on their way to the IDF and Isa forces in the Gaza Strip.

A journalist was seriously injured during the stone-throwing unleashed by some Pro Pal demonstrators against the forces of law and order in the centre of Udine, according to Ansa from medical sources. The journalist suffered <an important head injury' to treat which he was first taken care of by ambulance staff and then 'transferred urgently to hospital'. His life is not in danger. At the moment it has not been possible to ascertain the dynamics of what happened.

'We had to carry out some lightening charges that allowed us to regain control of the square,' Udine police chief Pasquale Antonio de Lorenzo told the agencies about the ongoing clashes at the Pro Pal procession.

Idf and Shin Bet spokespersons announced that "according to information received, the Red Cross is heading to a rendezvous point in the northern Gaza Strip, where several coffins of fallen hostages will be handed over. The Idf wishes to act delicately and wait for the official identification, which will first be handed over to the families of the fallen hostages".

Some of the demonstrators involved in the tensions at the Pro Pal procession underway in Udine raised barriers to hit the police armoured vehicles. The police in riot gear with batons and shields responded by repelling them. Tear gas was also thrown. The tensions were taking place in Via della Vittoria. Until now the procession had been held peacefully and most of the demonstrators remained in Piazza Primo Maggio, the procession's arrival point.

Whistles to the Israeli anthem rose from the stands of the Udine stadium, before the whistle blew for Italy-Israel, the World Cup qualifying match. There were about 10,000 spectators, some of whom responded to the whistles with applause. Outside, in the city centre, the pro-Pal demonstration.

Arriving in Udine's Piazza primo Maggio, the arrival point of the pro-PAL procession, some of the demonstrators attempted to break through the police cordon to go further with the intention of reaching the stadium. Once repulsed, the demonstrators headed for another possible opening. Firecrackers were thrown at the police. The police were responding with a cordon of officers in riot gear and water cannons.

"If Hamas does not give up its weapons, we will take care of it," Donald Trump said. "We will do it quickly and perhaps violently."

"Italy, as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has assured, is ready to play its part in the reconstruction process in Gaza. Following the signing of the Middle East peace agreement yesterday in Egypt, President Meloni asked today, during the Council of Ministers meeting, that all the ministries and institutions involved, in various capacities, in the reconstruction project meet to take stock of the next steps, with particular attention to the aspect of humanitarian aid". This is what we learn from sources at Palazzo Chigi.

"Doing our part for peace in the Middle East, even by sending a mission, is what we have been asking for since November 2023. We are ready to do our part, we want to discuss it in Parliament because it is necessary to do so," said Giuseppe Provenzano, Foreign Affairs Director of the Italian Democratic Party, a guest on Sky TG24. On the possibility of a unanimous vote in Parliament on sending Italian peacekeeping troops, "I do not think there is any difficulty about this, indeed I believe it is appropriate to have this discussion to understand how Italy must return to play a leading role in building peace and dialogue with the Arab world because it has been our historical figure and we cannot lose it," he concluded.

The Hamas-led Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 44 bodies had been transported to hospital in the last 24 hours, in addition to 29 wounded, al Jazeera reported. The minister said that the bodies of 38 of the victims were recovered from the rubble, where others remain trapped. According to the death toll provided by Hamas, the total number of victims since 7 October 2023 has risen to 67,913 dead and 170,134 wounded. Nine Palestinians have been killed by the IDF since dawn while trying to return to their homes in Gaza City and Khan Yunis, according to al Jazeera.

The World Health Organisation has sounded the alarm over the deteriorating health situation in the Gaza Strip, stating that more than 15,600 patients, including 3,800 children, require urgent medical evacuation for treatment outside the Strip. These are mainly patients who have been amputated as a result of the war. The WHO, quoted by Wafa, also calls for more in-depth monitoring of diseases and viral outbreaks caused by the deteriorating health situation and damage to infrastructure. The organisation therefore emphasised the need to reopen health corridors outside Gaza.

The bodies of 45 deceased Palestinians have arrived at the Nasser Medical Complex, after being transferred from Israel by the International Committee of the Red Cross, as part of the announced agreement with Hamas for a 'ceasefire'. This was confirmed by Nasser Hospital to CNN. This morning the Israeli authorities announced that they had identified the bodies of the four hostages that Hamas handed over yesterday. The Trump plan for the 'end of the conflict in Gaza' stipulates that 'for the remains of every Israeli returned, Israel will hand over the remains of 15 dead Gazans'.

Israeli officials said the Rafah crossing in Gaza will remain closed tomorrow and the flow of aid to the enclave will be reduced, Sky News reported. Officials said the measures were taken against Hamas for failing to hand over the bodies of all the dead hostages.

The Forum of the Families of the Hostages and the Missing writes to Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump's envoy, putting in black and white all the fears about the delivery of the bodies still in the Gaza Strip of the deceased hostages. "What we feared is now happening before our eyes," they write, as reported by the Israeli media, "Only the bodies of four dead hostages are coming home. Only four families will be able to give their loved ones the dignified burial they deserve." "How is this possible?" they press, asking Witkoff to leave no stone unturned in urging "Hamas to respect its part in the agreement" and to "bring home" the remains of the last 24 deceased hostages.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told the Associated Press ahead of yesterday's summit that 15 Palestinian technocrats have been selected to administer post-war Gaza. Abdelatty added that their names have already been vetted by Israel, but without revealing them. "We need to deploy them to take care of the daily lives of the people of Gaza, and the Peace Council should support and oversee the flow of funding and money that will come in for the reconstruction of Gaza," he said, referring to the council that would govern Gaza and be chaired by US President Donald Trump. Abdelatty said that the 15-member committee has already been approved by all Palestinian factions, including Hamas.

The Israeli authorities have handed over the first part of the bodies of Palestinians killed from 7 October 2023 onwards, as stipulated in the exchange agreement. There are still hundreds of bodies in Israel, including those of the terrorists who took part in the massacre two years ago, the media reported.

The Gaza ceasefire agreement, signed in Egypt, will not solve the Palestinian problem, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said today. "At this stage, it is essential to intensify efforts towards a two-state solution. We hope that the decisions of Western nations, particularly the UK and France, to recognise the State of Palestine will be fundamental steps in the process towards a two-state solution, rather than mere acts of recognition. Otherwise, any steps taken will remain incomplete and will not achieve the intended goal," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying by Turkish broadcaster TRT World.

According to the Turkish leader, the only solution is an independent, sovereign and geographically integrated Palestinian state, based on the 1967 borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Gunfights broke out this morning in the Sajayiyeh neighbourhood of Gaza City between Hamas members and gunmen from local clans, Haaretz writes, quoting sources in the Strip. Tensions within Gaza are rising following a series of violent clashes in recent days, coinciding with the entry into force of the ceasefire agreement. Sources affiliated with Hamas told Haaretz that the clashes were necessary for the group to "restore order" after a prolonged period of instability. Hamas critics, however, said the move was an attempt to assert the group's authority in the Strip before the possible deployment of an Arab or international force.

A few days after the ceasefire, Caritas Jerusalem mobilised its medical teams in Gaza to deliver 10,000 packages of infant formula to families with infants and young children who had been deprived of basic nutrition during the months of conflict. This was announced by the Catholic Church's own charitable organisation, which points out that 'the distribution was carried out through Caritas' network of medical points throughout Gaza, ensuring that the aid reached the most vulnerable communities quickly and safely'.

For months, they point out, the war and the blockade had severely restricted access to basic necessities, leaving thousands of infants malnourished and mothers struggling to feed their children.

An Israeli armed forces source said that following Hamas' breach of the ceasefire agreement, which yesterday returned only four bodies of the 28 hostages who died, the recommendation to the political leadership will be 'to block aid from entering Gaza and not to open the Rafah crossing', writes the YNet Global news site.

Regarding the possibility that some of the bodies of the deceased hostages might be handed over today, 'we do not identify any motivation on the part of Hamas to release further bodies,' the source added.

'Difficult discussions have begun on what (phase two) will look like in terms of securing Gaza, administering it, and ensuring that there will be no more war,' says Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari in an interview with Fox News, picked up by the Guardian. Doha, along with Cairo and Washington, was a key mediator between Israel and Hamas during the negotiations that led to the ceasefire. Al-Ansari admits that 'we delayed many discussions on phase one to make sure it would materialise.

The International Committee of the Red Cross (CICR) says it will take time before Hamas returns all 28 hostages' bodies, as stipulated in the Gaza ceasefire agreement, calling it "a huge challenge" given the difficulty of finding the remains in the rubble of the Palestinian enclave. "It's an even bigger challenge than releasing the live people. It's a huge challenge," said CICR spokesman Christian Cardon, adding that it could take days or weeks. The spokesman did not rule out the possibility that some may never be found. Yesterday, Hamas, along with the release of the last 20 live hostages, handed over the bodies of four deceased hostages, with Israel and the families of the remaining 24 accusing the Islamist group of violating the agreement.

The Pope, through the Apostolic Elemosinery, sent to Gaza 5,000 antibiotics destined for children, among the victims most affected by the two years of conflict. A gesture made possible by the opening of the crossings through which humanitarian aid destined for the population of the Gaza Strip can be brought. "We are following up on the words contained in the Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te dedicated to the poor," explained Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity as reported by the Vatican media, "because it is necessary to do the deeds, to give attention to those in need.

The killing of several Palestinians this morning in Gaza by the IDF is "a violation of the ceasefire agreement", says Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem, quoted by Haaretz. According to Qassem, the group calls on the parties to the agreement to monitor Israel's conduct and "not to allow it to renege on its commitments to the mediators"

The International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday that it would take time to hand over the remains of hostages and detainees killed in the war between Israel and Hamas, calling it a "huge challenge" given the difficulties in finding bodies in the rubble of Gaza.

On Monday, Hamas released the last remaining Israeli hostages from Gaza under a ceasefire agreement, and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees as US President Donald Trump declared an end to the two-year war. But so far only four coffins containing the remains of deceased hostages have been returned to Israel, leaving more than 20 bodies yet to be located and returned.

The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross have called for all border crossings into Gaza to be opened to allow desperately needed aid into the war-torn Palestinian territory. "This is what humanitarian workers, including CICR, have been asking for in the last few hours: to ensure that, because of the enormous need, all entry points can be opened," Red Cross spokesman Christian Cardon said in Geneva. UN humanitarian agency spokesman Jens Laerke added: "We need them all to be open.

Per Re Abdullah II di Giordania il Medio Oriente è spacciato se il processo di pace non porterà alla creazione di uno Stato palestinese. “Se non risolviamo questo problema, se non troviamo un futuro per israeliani e palestinesi e una relazione tra il mondo arabo e musulmano e Israele, siamo condannati”. Il re ha parlato in un’intervista esclusiva rilasciata alla Bbc, mentre si preparava a partecipare a un vertice a Sharm el-Sheikh, in Egitto. Re Abdullah è uno dei leader più anziani del Medio Oriente, e guida una nazione dove oltre il 50% della popolazione giordana è di origine palestinese. Dopo aver ricordato che la regione ha visto molti tentativi falliti di pace Re Abdullah ha affermato che l’attuazione di una soluzione a due stati è l’unica risposta, altrimenti “dovremo ricominciare da capo”. Parlando di Netanyahu, il leader giordano ha affermato di non “fidarsi di nulla di ciò che dice”, ma di ritenere che ci siano israeliani con cui i leader arabi potrebbero collaborare per cost

"Today there is "a spark of hope" - as Your Holiness remarked - that must be supported with conviction. The release of the hostages who remained alive is of great value and involves all those who care about civilisation and the dignity of people, turning their thoughts to those who died in that cruel condition of captivity. The ceasefire in Gaza makes it possible to begin to provide shelter to that civilian population, so tried by brutal suffering," said the President of the Republic in a statement after welcoming Pope Leo XIV to the Quirinal.

The solution of one state for each of the two peoples is the only condition for lasting peace and security", said the President of the Republic in a statement after welcoming Pope Leo XIV to the Quirinale. (

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed that they shot and killed five Palestinians in the Shejaiya neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, who had come too close to troops who had withdrawn beyond the Yellow Line under the terms of the peace agreement. In a note, the IDF explained that attempts were made to remove the suspects and, after they refused to do so, shots were fired to "eliminate the threat". "The IDF calls on Gaza residents to follow their instructions and not to approach troops deployed in the area," the army added.

Israel has set the end of today as the deadline for Hamas to return the bodies of the dead hostages, after accusing the movement of failing to fulfil its ceasefire commitments by not releasing all of them. The Times of Israel reports. Mediators have said that the terrorist group is having difficulty locating all of the bodies; however, according to public broadcaster Kan, Israel believes that Hamas is already holding some of the bodies, but has not handed them over.

Palestinian media report that three people were killed by Israeli fire in the eastern Shejiaya neighbourhood of Gaza City, under the control of the IDF under the ceasefire agreement. According to a military source, quoted by the Times of Israel, the three had approached the troops: the soldiers fired warning shots and, as the three Palestinians continued to approach, they were hit by an aeroplane. The IDF warned against approaching areas of Gaza under Israeli military control in the ceasefire. Wafa reports that another Palestinian was killed in Khan Yunis last night

Two Palestinians were reportedly wounded by Israeli fire in Khan Yunis, in the south of the Gaza Strip, as reported by al-Jazeera, citing sources at the Nasser Medical Complex.

Israele ha fissato la giornata odierna come termine ultimo per la restituzione dei corpi dei 24 ostaggi ancora nella Striscia di Gaza, dove hanno perso la vita dopo essere stati rapiti il 7 ottobre del 2023. Lo afferma l’emittente israeliana Kan, secondo la quale Israele ritiene che Hamas sia in possesso di tutti i cadaveri degli ostaggi che deve restituire in base all’accordo di pace, ma non li ha consegnati. I mediatori avevano invece sottolineato che Hamas aveva difficoltà a recuperare i resti di tutti gli ostaggi, alcuni dei quali rimasti vittime dei bombardamenti israeliani e i cui corpi sono sotto le macerie. Una fonte vicina alla questione ha detto a Kan che “ora stiamo discutendo in modo significativo le opzioni di risposta” alla mancata restituzione dei cadaveri da parte di Hamas. Un diplomatico arabo di un paese che ha mediato l’accordo ha dichiarato a Haaretz che i mediatori stanno lavorando sulla questione e non credono che l’accordo di Trump per Gaza sia a rischio.

French President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Hamas continues to pose a threat despite the signing of a ceasefire in the Gaza war. Speaking to journalists before leaving the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Macron stressed that there is still "a risk of terrorist attacks and destabilisation in Gaza by Hamas".

According to Iran, US President Donald Trump's call for peace in the Middle East is inconsistent with Washington's actions. Tehran's Foreign Ministry said in a note: 'The desire for peace and dialogue expressed by the US president is at odds with the hostile and criminal behaviour of the United States towards the Iranian people.

Last night, the "Israeli occupation forces shot dead a Palestinian man in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, in violation of the ceasefire agreement", writes the Palestinian news agency Wafa, citing its own journalistic sources. Wafa reports that the IDF military "opened fire on Khalid Barbakh while he was inspecting his home in the Al-Sikka neighbourhood in the centre of the city, killing him". As of 7 October 2023, the total number of Palestinians killed, according to Hamas, is 67,869

- “Ci sono voluti tremila anni per arrivare fin qui”. Quando Donald Trump posa la penna con cui ha appena firmato lo storico accordo di pace in Medio Oriente, la sala dell’International Conference Center di Sharm el-Sheikh, gremita da oltre venti leader internazionali, esplode in un applauso. La premier Giorgia Meloni sorride e ringrazia il presidente americano quando, passando in rassegna i capi di Stato e di governo giunti in Egitto per il vertice della possibile svolta, la omaggia con parole di stima: “Sta facendo un ottimo lavoro”. In primo piano, la grande scritta a caratteri cubitali “Peace 2025” incornicia la scena ma somiglia a un auspicio. Un augurio che Meloni e gli altri leader sperano possa tradursi in una pace duratura e solida. Il percorso, ammette Meloni, è ancora lungo, ma la prospettiva resta quella “dei due Stati”. E il rispetto degli accordi siglati oggi, aggiunge, avvicina il riconoscimento dello Stato palestinese da parte dell’Italia, quando si verificheranno “le cond

US President Donald Trump had not planned to ask Israel's President Isaac Herzog for a pardon for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his speech to the Knesset. But ''it was the perfect moment, don't you think?", Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One returning from Egypt, ''he was getting a lot of applause. If he hadn't, I wouldn't have asked for a pardon." Netanyahu has been indicted for bribery, fraud and abuse of office in three separate but related cases.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that the UK is ready to participate in the disarmament of the Palestinian movement Hamas, the head of government's office announced.

"The Prime Minister said that the UK is ready to play a leading role in the process of dismantling Hamas," reads the note circulated by Downing Street.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said she was "absolutely optimistic" about the peace plan for Gaza signed by Donald Trump in Sharm el Sheik. "I think the international community should help as much as possible. So Italy is here to say that we are ready on the security front, on the humanitarian front, on the political front, for whatever is needed," Meloni told Nbc News. (