Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages Monday, and Israel released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. U.S. President Donald Trump visited the region to discuss postwar plans.

Israel received two more deceased hostages' bodies, including that of Inbar Hayman, who was considered to be the last female hostage in Gaza.

After Israel-Hamas clashes test Trump's Gaza peace deal, his top negotiators return to the region to shore up the ceasefire.

David and his friend hostage Guy Gilboa-Dalal were separated in the tunnels and denied food so they would appear skeletal for filmed “proof-of-life” clips, with food restored only after filming. Viewers around the world were shaken by a Hamas video showing Israeli hostage Evyatar David emaciated and digging what he said was his own grave almost three months ago.

Israel received the remains of another hostage from Gaza on Friday, the prime minister’s office said, a handover from Hamas as the militant<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More

Hamas still has not returned remains of Itay Chen, Omer Neutra and 17 others, threatening the fragile ceasefire in Israel.

We don’t want in Israel a vassal state, and that’s not what Israel is. We want a partnership, we want an ally,” Vance said beside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in response to a reporter’s question about whether Israel was becoming a “protectorate” of the U.