The hostage release dominated coverage, with three Israeli-multinational captives transferred through Gaza to Israel, marking a rare moment of Hamas-Israel cooperation amid cease-fire uncertainty. The exchange included Palestinian prisoner releases in the West Bank.
At the Munich Security Conference, US Vice President J.D. Vance's confrontational speech against European democracy and freedom intensified the rift exposed by Trump-Putin negotiations. Zelensky warned Ukraine might not survive without US support.
François Bayrou met with Bétharram abuse victims, requesting additional magistrates while maintaining his past unawareness. Evening brought news of a fatal knife attack in Austria by a Syrian asylum seeker, killing a teenager and wounding others, echoing the previous day's Munich car-ramming incident.