Israel accuses Hamas of violating a days-old ceasefire agreement with the slow release of the remains of dead hostages.

Trump added, "This is not only the end of a war, this is the end of an age of terror and death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God. It's the start of a grand concord of lasting harmony for Israel and all the nations of what will soon be a magnificent region."

Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and U.S. President Donald Trump is in the region to discuss postwar plans.

Medical teams at an Israeli hospital awaiting the arrival of hostages expected to be released from Gaza are "prepared for anything," Noa Eliakim Raz, head of the Returning Hostages Unit at the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva, told NBC News.

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The challenge of turning a Gaza ceasefire into a lasting regional peace was on display as Trump made separate stops in Israel and Egypt.

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris said they "commend" President Trump for orchestrating a ceasefire and hostage deal in the war between Israel and Hamas.