Between the need to heal and the duty to remember, between the longing to return home and the fear of renewed danger – a visit to the Gaza border kibbutzim reveals rebuilding and renewal, but also deep disputes and an unhealed wound: the hostages who have yet to come home
Hospitals have developed advanced protocols: accommodations for returnees and their families, treatment for prolonged starvation, psychologica treatment that ensures a continuity of mental healthcare treatment, and above all, a need to give returnees 'a sense of returning home'
For Israel, the war economy may not be over yet. A real end to the fighting would be the best outcome, but it's by no means certain that that's how events will play out
Hamas representatives said that they may struggle to return all the deceased hostages to Israel within the timeline set by the agreement. An international task force for that purpose was established during the cease-fire talks in Egypt
'It's sad we needed Trump rather than our own prime minister,' said a daughter of slain hostage Shlomo Mansour. An American visitor added, 'I may not approve of many of Trump's policies, but no one else had the chutzpah to get these hostages out and end this war'
The cease-fire halts the war and frees hostages, yet with no roadmap for Gaza's future – its borders, leadership or reconstruction – it risks becoming another short-lived lull in a conflict with no end in sight
Once sidelined by Israel, Ankara is now mediating between Hamas and Washington – a move that revives Erdogan's regional ambitions and could help secure Hamas' political survival
London-based Israeli researcher Ayala Panievsky has been studying war coverage in Israel. Her findings explain why the country now seems out of touch with the rest of the world
Otzma Yehudit and Religious Zionism are expected to vote against the emerging Israel-Hamas deal, but not to resign in protest ■ That could change, however, when the deal progresses
U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end Israel's war in Gaza shouldn't be misconstrued as an all-encompassing peace plan, because it's not. It's a cease-fire deal, and the only other option on the table was endless slaughter
All living hostages are expected to be released within 72 hours. The Israeli security cabinet has convened to approve the agreement, while the government will meet at 8 P.M.. The IDF is set to complete its Gaza withdrawal within 24 hours
Einav Zangauker told the supporters who had stood by her over the past two years at Hostage Square, 'Are there instructions for how to welcome a child back from captivity after two years?' She celebrated alongside Anat Angrest, who cheered, 'Matan and Matan are returning'
At a hospital in central Gaza, music played and people were seen dancing. Yet alongside the joy, many mourned the toll of the war: 'Now is the time for all of us to weep, to comfort one another and to sleep as if for the first time we are finally allowed to rest'
Netanyahu will convene the government on Thursday to approve the agreement ■ Hamas called on the international community to ensure that Israel fully implements the deal ■ Hostage families said their fight will not end until the last hostage returns