America aims to maintain the momentum of the Gaza peace process, which is why Steve Witkoff ushered in the second phase of the ceasefire before the first had actually come to an end. Not all the hostages have been returned. Those who were alive have all come back, but the remains of Ran Gvili are still somewhere in Gaza , and there are, as yet, no signs that Hamas are about to hand them over. Nothing, it has been said, could happen until they did. But the passage of time exerted political