Day Bodies Cross Lines While Child Freezes

Morning coverage focused on the resolution of the seventh batch prisoner exchange crisis through Egyptian mediation, with Hamas agreeing to return four Israeli bodies. The agreement emerged after three days of deadlock that began February 23.

A seventh infant death from cold was reported in Gaza's Shuja'iyya neighborhood, continuing the pattern from previous days. Israeli forces maintained operations in West Bank camps, with demolition notices issued for 11 homes in Nur Shams camp.

By afternoon, Palestinian prisoner Rafat Abu Fanouneh died in Ramle prison, the second detention death in two days. Evening coverage centered on the logistics of the night's exchange, with Hamas set to deliver four bodies in return for over 600 Palestinian prisoners.

Washington's House committee formally adopted "Judea and Samaria" terminology for the West Bank, while Egypt rejected Lapid's proposal for Egyptian administration of Gaza.