The last 20 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been released and reunited with their families, marking a pivotal step in the U.S.-brokered peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Under the terms of the agreement,

Follow live updates as Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released. Presidents Trump and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi are expected to meet with other leaders in Egypt to discuss Gaza’s future.

President Trump got a standing ovation after addressing Israeli lawmakers following Hamas' release of all living hostages under the Gaza peace deal.

The IDF names two of the deceased hostages as Bipin Joshi and Guy Illouz, but is yet to name the other two. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization says it's scaling up operations in Gaza.

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.

The release of hostages in Gaza following a ceasefire marks a major diplomatic development in the Middle East.

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.

Hamas has also been filmed carrying out public executions of men accused of ‘collaborating’ with Israeli forces