The first stage of an agreement between Israel and Hamas to pause their two-year war in Gaza calls for Hamas to release 20 living Israeli hostages in the coming days in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

The announcement sparked celebrations across much of Israel, marking a long-awaited deal to bring the hostages home. But for some families, the moment was filled with mixed emotions, knowing not all hostages will return alive.

Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin — who was killed in a Hamas tunnel last year — told Scripps News the peace deal is a bittersweet milestone.

"We're seeing people celebrating, in addition to questioning whether that's the right thing to be doing right now from the standpoint of the heavy price paid," Polin

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