Hostage Situation & Release - Hostages were freed as part of a peace deal [1] - Hostages endured horrors and torture at the hands of Hamas terrorists [1][5] - The release and reunions were emotional for the hostages and their families [1][2] Conditions of Captivity - Hostages were held in harsh conditions, including darkness requiring readjustment to normal light [4] - Hostages were tortured, abused, and starved by their captors [5] - Hamas terrorists ate large meals in front of the hostages while giving them minimal food [5] Impact & Recovery - Hostages need to readjust to normal life after prolonged captivity [4] - Family support was a crucial source of strength for the hostages during their ordeal [7] - The experience profoundly changed at least one hostage [2] Political & Security Implications - Israel accuses Hamas of violating the peace deal by not returning all remains of hostages [6] - Hamas gunmen were reportedly conducting public executions despite the peace deal's requirement to disarm [6]

Republicans are split on how to address the ongoing atrocities that we're seeing out of Gaza every single day. Congressman Congresswoman Marjgerie Taylor Green took to X, writing in part, "It is the most truthful and easiest thing to say that October 7 in Israel was horrific and all hostages must be returned, but so is the genocide, humanitarian crisis, and starvation happening in Gaza." Genocide is a word that hasn't come up until recently. Most lawmakers have shied away from using it.And even still, some ...