Hamas transferred more bodies of deceased hostages to Israel on Tuesday, marking a rare sign of progress following several setbacks since U.S. President Donald Trump promoted his plan to end the Gaza war.

The bodies were returned after Israel announced it would cut in half the number of humanitarian aid trucks allowed into Gaza in a move to punish Hamas for what Israel called the militant group’s violation of its agreement to transfer remains under the ceasefire deal reached last week.

Meanwhile, re-emergent Hamas fighters demonstrated they were reasserting control in Gaza by deploying hundreds of security forces in the streets and executing several people they accused of collaborating with Israel.

The outlook for Trump’s peace plan darkened further when the president threatened Hama

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