Six living hostages are back home in Israel after Hamas released them in the final phase of the agreement ended. The release of the around 600 Palestinians is pending a security consultation by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,

Hamas has said it won’t release the remaining captives without a lasting ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. Netanyahu, with the backing of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, says he’s committed to destroying Hamas’ military and governing capacities and returning all hostages, goals widely seen as mutually exclusive.

Hamas released six hostages from Gaza on Saturday. Israel was due to release 620 Palestinian detainees in return, but has delayed the exchange citing further security reviews.