Thousands of people gather in Gaza and the West Bank to welcome Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed by Israel.

Horrifying news from Gaza. Hamas has carried out a mass public execution. The victims – who showed signs of having been brutally beaten – were blindfolded, forced to kneel, and then shot dead. The footage is utterly chilling.

On Monday, Hamas released 20 Israeli hostages held in Gaza for over two years in exchange for the release of over 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.

Under the latest ceasefire, Israel has allowed thousands of Palestinians to begin returning to the north. Okal said the devastation of the past two years is only now coming into focus.

Trump is expected to arrive in Israel on Monday, where he will address the Israeli parliament and hopes to meet hostages.

The hostages were released after Hamas faced widespread criticism and accusations it violated Trump’s peace deal.

Don’t create another generation of Palestinians who believe that somehow the resistance is the way to peace and security,” Rice said. Palestinians will need to change the way they educate their children,

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to their Gaza neighborhoods Saturday, as bulldozers clawed through the wreckage of war and a ceasefire held.

Forty-five bodies of Palestinians who were held by Israel for two years were returned to Gaza by the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said Tuesday. The bodies were handed over to the Gaza Ministry of Health at Nasser Medical Complex.