The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the return of four deceased hostages from Gaza on October 13th, 2025, between 5:09 PM and 6:08 PM UTC, after Hamas handed over their caskets to the Red Cross in southern Gaza. President Donald Trump departed Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, around 6:08 PM UTC, concluding his participation in the Gaza summit. The four deceased hostages have been identified by Hamas as Guy Illouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin Joshi, and IDF officer Captain Daniel Perez. The caskets were transferred by the Red Cross to IDF troops and are en route to the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv for identification, a process officials stated may take up to two days. The IDF stated a small ceremony, including the draping of caskets with Israeli flags and the recitation of psalms, is scheduled to take place before the remains are taken out of Gaza. During the summit, President Trump stated that Pakistan and India would "live very nicely together," while also asserting that Gaza's reconstruction requires demilitarization and that support for Gaza must not fund "bloodshed, hatred, and terror." The White House echoed this sentiment, stating that support for Gaza must focus on uplifting the people without funding violence. In other developments related to hostages, Omri Miran was reunited with her daughters Alma and Ronnie after two years in captivity, and the Cunio family was reported to be whole again. NVIDIA CEO Jenson Huang also celebrated the release of employee Avinatan Or from Hamas captivity after two years. Reports also emerged of violent clashes between an "arrow unit" and outlaws in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, and of Hamas militants carrying out field executions against Palestinians in Gaza. The summit in Sharm El Sheikh, attended by numerous world leaders, focused on the situation in Gaza.
