Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with most of the fighting in both areas paused under Israeli ceasefire agreements with Hamas and Hezbollah.

The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has handed over to mediators a list showing that 25 Israeli hostages are still alive, out of 33 scheduled for release, an official of the group told Reuters on Monday.

Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky has said that Israel will not hand over Russian weapons captured by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to Ukraine, as previously stated by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sharren Haskel.

Recently, reports have emerged suggesting that Israel may have been transferring seized Russian weapons from Lebanon to Ukraine. Israel's Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, has firmly denied these claims.

The Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine, Mykhailo Brodsky, addressed reports about the potential transfer of Russian weapons, allegedly captured from Hezbollah, along the Jerusalem-Kyiv line. The diplomat clearly stated that "such an initiative does not exist.