Hamas has returned the bodies of four more deceased hostages, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said. The Red Cross retrieved the remains in coffins and handed them over to the Israeli military late on Tuesday night.

Israel identified two of the four deceased hostages whose bodies it received from Hamas via the Red Cross after the final 20 living hostages were returned.

The return of Israeli hostages is a cornerstone of the Gaza peace plan, which called for Hamas to hand over all remaining hostages – 20 living and 28 dead – by Monday.

Relatives of newly released Israeli hostages described their feelings of relief and joy of being reunited with their loved ones after two years of captivity in Gaza on Tuesday.

Released Israeli hostages including Avinatan Or and Elkana Bohbot endured starvation, chaining and medical procedures without anesthetics in captivity.

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.

Israeli officials said Israel had decided to restrict aid and delay plans to open the southern border crossing to Egypt because Hamas had violated the ceasefire deal by failing to turnover the bodies of hostages who had died after being captured in Hamas's invasion of Israel in October 2023.

Hamas war is being tested as complex issues remain a day after widespread jubilation over the return to Israel of the last 20 living hostages held in Gaza and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange.

In a potentially alarming sign for the newly-signed peace deal, Israel has opted not to reopen a key passage for supplying aid to civilians in Gaza because Hamas has not returned the bodies of all hostages.

The release of the remains comes after Hamas faced widespread criticism and accusations of violating Trump’s peace deal.

World leaders from more than 20 nations gathered in Egypt to formally sign the agreement, which Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called "the birth of a glimmer of hope" for the region.

Few understand that better than Dr. Ofrit Shapira-Berman, an Israeli psychoanalyst who has spent the past two years working closely with families of victims and survivors of the Oct. 7 attacks. She’s supported those grieving loved ones lost, those reunited with hostages in previous exchanges, and now, those just beginning this new chapter.