Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages Monday, and Israel released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. U.S. President Donald Trump visited the region to discuss postwar plans.

Responding to a question about reports of Hamas rearming themselves, Trump said that "we gave them approval for a period of time."

Families of hostages released as part of President Trump’s peace deal described torture and starvation at the hands of their Hamas captors. NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas reports.

After Hamas fighters tightened their grip in Gaza Tuesday, carrying out public executions and defying any suggestions the militant group is willing to cede control of the embattled territory, U.S. President Donald Trump said the Palestinian militant group must disarm or will be forced to.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil that conditions outlined in the 20-point plan "are very clear."

The elder statesmen and stateswomen of the Democratic Party took their time to acknowledge Trump amid Middle East ceasefire.

This long and difficult war has now ended,” Trump told the Knesset. “You know, some people say 3,000 years, some people say 500 years — whatever it is, it’s the granddaddy of them all.” This isn’t “only the end of a war,

China vowed to retaliate if Trump institutes new tariffs. Crowds greeted returned Israeli hostages and Hamas prisoners. Today: Israel announced that all 20 surviving hostages held by Hamas were now home.