Hamas' commitment to return all Israeli hostages — both dead and alive — is a key part of the current US-backed ceasefire  agreement.  Amid Israeli accusations of stalling and threats to resume fighting, Gaza's Health Ministry has said 45 bodies returned from Israel bear signs of torture and abuse. As grief and mistrust deepen on both sides, the fragile ceasefire hangs in the balance, threatening to worsen the hardship across the war-torn Palestinian territory .