The Palestinian militant group Hamas has been devastated by two years of fighting in Gaza. But is the organization now using a ceasefire to regroup?

Chapel Hill native Keith Siegel and his wife, Aviva Siegel, spoke about their time as hostages during Hamas's attack and its war with Israel in the wake of the attack.

Segev Kalfon said he endured physical abuse and mind games during 738 days in the hands of Hamas. Now, he asks why it took so long for Israel to bring him home.

Turkey, Egypt and Qatar officials meet in Cairo to discuss the next phase of a Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal amid ongoing violation allegations and obstacles.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas says it will return the body of an Israeli hostage Tuesday, part of last month’s fragile ceasefire that has held despite Israeli strikes on Gaza, mounting Palestinian casualties, and mutual accusations of violations.

Israel confirmed the remains belonged to Dror Or, 48, who was abducted during Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks. The bodies of two captives are believed to be still in Gaza.

Hamas has announced it will return the body of an Israeli hostage on Tuesday, a development linked to October’s fragile ceasefire. The truce has endured despite ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza, mounting Palestinian casualties,

Qatari mediators who helped put the cease-fire deal together are alarmed by the repeated fighting in Gaza and deadly airstrikes, which they warned could undo the already strained path to peace.

A senior Hamas delegation met Egypt's intelligence chief in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the ceasefire agreement and the situation in Gaza, the group said, as both Israel and the Palestinian militant group continue to trade accusations of truce violations.

Israeli forces have carried out military strikes in both Gaza and Lebanon, leaving several people dead despite ceasefires in place.

According to Israeli estimates, a group of between 100 and 200 Hamas fighters has been trapped underground in Rafah for several weeks. The operatives are stuck in territory that came under Israeli military control when the October 10,