As the delicate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes hold, some aid has begun flowing into the Gaza Strip, where many Palestinians are returning home and beginning to reckon with the destruction caused by the two-year conflict.

Israel on Tuesday named two of the four hostages whose bodies were returned this week as part of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, as Guy Illouz and Bipin Joshi.

Israel's defence minister said he had instructed the IDF to prepare a "comprehensive plan" to defeat Hamas in Gaza in the event of a renewal of the war.

After the release of the last living hostages and Palestinian prisoners and detainees, the tenuous ceasefire in Gaza was holding Tuesday while questions remain over other key parts of a U.S. plan for the region.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would consider allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resume military action in Gaza if Hamas refuses to uphold its end of the ceasefire de...