Updates: Hamas-Israel ceasefire holds

The United Nations welcomed the recovery of remains of the last Israeli hostage in Gaza and said it was time to fully implement a ceasefire deal after more than two years of devastation.

"We welcome reports on that development and extend our condolences to his family. The full implementation of the ceasefire arrangements in Gaza is absolutely critical," said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

Central Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital said it had received nine living Palestinian detainees released by Israel, shortly after the military said it had recovered the body of the last hostage held in the Palestinian territory.

"Nine Palestinian detainees from Gaza arrived at the hospital a short while ago via Red Cross teams, after the occupation released them today," the hospital said in a statement.

The Italian government said it was summoning the Israeli ambassador to Rome after two of its police officers were threatened at gunpoint near Ramallah.

The two carabinieri officers, stationed at Italy’s consulate general in Jerusalem, "were stopped in Palestinian territory, near Ramallah, probably by a ‘settler’ under the threat of an automatic rifle," a foreign ministry statement said.

Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani requested the ambassador be summoned "to seek clarification" and confirm Italy’s "strong protest" over Sunday’s incident, the ministry said.

Italy’s embassy in Tel Aviv had lodged a formal protest over the incident, the ministry added.

The Israeli military said that the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza, Ran Gvili, had been identified and repatriated to Israel for burial.

"Following the identification process conducted by the National Forensic Centre, in cooperation with the Israeli police and the military rabbinate, representatives of the (Israeli military) informed the family of hostage Ran Gvili [...] that their loved one had been formally identified and repatriated for burial," an army statement said.

"Thus, all the hostages held in the Gaza Strip have been repatriated," it added.

Israeli fire killed three Palestinians in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, while an Israeli drone wounded four others in Gaza City, the territory's health ministry said on Sunday.

Medics said Israeli fire killed at least two people east of Tuffah neighbourhood in the northern Gaza Strip, and a 41-year-old man was killed by Israeli forces in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave.

Earlier, medical workers said an Israeli drone exploded on the rooftop of a multi-floor building in Gaza City, wounding four civilians in the street nearby.

An Israeli military spokesperson said they were not aware of any incident in Khan Younis involving a Palestinian being killed by gunfire. The spokesperson had no immediate comment on the reported shooting in Tuffah.

In response to questions about the Gaza City incident, in which four civilians were injured, a military spokesperson later said in a written statement that a camera on the roof of a "structure" that was used to monitor and advance attacks on troops was "precisely" struck by the military.

The spokesperson did not provide any evidence to support the assertion there was a camera, or that a camera was used to monitor Israeli military movements.

Israel will reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt for the passage of people only after an operation to locate the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage in the enclave is completed, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said late on Sunday.

UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory Francesca Albanese criticised US President Donald Trump's proposed "Board of Peace", urging states to engage only in UN-led or UN-sanctioned initiatives grounded in international law.

Her comments followed a report quoting Irish Taoiseach Micheal Martin, who said the government was "examining" an invitation to join Trump's so-called Board of Peace.

Albanese said the initiative fails international law standards and Palestinian self-determination, calling on the rule of law-abiding states to seek its immediate dismantling rather than membership.

US officials' discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the second phase of President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan for Gaza were constructive, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday.

"The United States and Israel maintain a strong and longstanding relationship built on close coordination and shared priorities. The discussion was constructive and positive, with both sides aligned on next steps and the importance of continued cooperation on all matters critical to the region," Witkoff said in an X post. The talks were held on Saturday, he said.

An Israeli strike on south Lebanon killed an individual, the health ministry reported, as Israel’s military said it struck Hezbollah targets.

In a statement, the ministry said "an Israeli enemy raid" near Khirbet Selm, south Lebanon, killed one person and wounded another in a preliminary toll.

The army said it also struck "military infrastructure sites belonging to Hezbollah" in the eastern Bekaa area.

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reopen the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt during talks in Jerusalem, Israeli media reported Sunday.

The reports came after a newly appointed administrator for Gaza said Thursday that the crossing would be operational in both directions next week.

Israeli news site Ynet reported, citing an unnamed Israeli official, that while the meeting between Netanyahu, Witkoff and Kushner was "positive", Witkoff pressed Israel to reopen Rafah even before Hamas returns the remains of the last Israeli hostage believed to be held in Gaza.

According to the official, Witkoff also raised the possibility of Turkey playing a role in Gaza's future.