Under the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel has agreed to hand over the bodies of 15 Palestinians in return for every dead Israeli hostage.

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.

Forensic experts in Gaza are working to identify dozens of dead Palestinians released by Israel Wednesday that they say show signs of physical abuse after Israel said one of the four bodies handed over by Hamas a day earlier was not one of the hostages held in the territory.

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

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.

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.

Israel freed almost 2,000 Palestinians from its jails on Monday as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, prompting emotional scenes of families reunited with loved ones, some of whom had spent decades behind bars.

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

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians are returning to their neighborhoods in war-shattered Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in its second day.

Some Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has for two years waged a brutal and systematic war against Hamas, are returning home and beginning to reckon with the destruction caused by the conflict. Israeli officials in contact with mediators, ICRC about return of remaining deceased hostages