The disturbing images are part of a long pattern of punishment meted out to suspected collaborators, according to an Israeli hostage negotiator.

Gaza detainees, who often tell of harsh conditions while held by Israel, are returning home to discover tremendous losses suffered by their families.

Horrifying news from Gaza. Hamas has carried out a mass public execution. The victims – who showed signs of having been brutally beaten – were blindfolded, forced to kneel, and then shot dead. The footage is utterly chilling.

Israel freed almost 2,000 Palestinians from its jails on Monday as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal, prompting emotional scenes of families reunited with loved ones, some of whom had spent decades behind bars.

Trump is expected to arrive in Israel on Monday, where he will address the Israeli parliament and hopes to meet hostages.

After Trump’s threat, Hamas official Mohammed Nazzal defends the recent executions of Palestinians in Gaza as the group seeks to settle scores with opponents.

Mohammed Nazzal said that “exceptional measures” had to be taken when it carried out public killings in Gaza on Monday, which drew widespread criticism

Israel and Hamas agreed to an initial ceasefire intended to bring to an end two years of bloodshed and devastation in Gaza and surge humanitarian aid to its starving population. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won his government’s approval for the ceasefire and hostage release deal late last week, based on Trump’s peace plan.