Netanyahu is under pressure at home to strike a deal to free the hostages.

Relatives and supporters of those abducted in Israel gathered for a vigil, commemorating a hostage whose body was recovered in Gaza. The Israeli military retrieved the body of an abducted individual and repatriated him. The militant group Islamic Jihad was responsible for the abduction. The Israeli military claims the hostage died in January at the hands of his captors, although this could not be independently verified.