Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as U.S. President Donald Trump declared the end of the two-year long war that has upended the broader Middle East.

US president signs Gaza ceasefire deal and addresses Knesset after release of all remaining living Israeli hostages

U.S. President Donald Trump embarked on a whirlwind trip to the Middle East on Monday to cement the end of the war between Israel and Hamas, and to reaffirm his ambitions to usher in peace between the two.

The faces of the hostages being held in Gaza stare down from every street corner in Israel on posters now sun-faded and ripped.