Uncertainty hangs over Gaza a day after a ceasefire deal led to the release of 20 Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, who were emotionally reunited with their families.
Grieving Israeli families expressed outrage that only four out of 28 deceased hostages’ remains were returned, while the published ceasefire terms indicated that Hamas and other factions might be unable to locate all the bodies within the agreed period.
As freed Israeli hostages undergo medical evaluation, reports from local media detail accounts of starvation and torture.
In Gaza, many Palestinians released after being held without charge have accused Israel of mistreatment, with some discovering that their relatives were killed during the conflict.
U.S. President Donald Trump described the development as a major milestone for Middle East peace after signing a document with regional leaders to formalize the ceasefire before returning to Washington, D.C.