A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.

But the return of 28 dead hostages has remained one of the final details to be worked out in the deal to end more than two years of hostilities that began with Hamas attacks on Is

GAZA (Reuters) -As the Gaza war dragged on, a diminished Hamas faced growing internal challenges to its control of Gaza from long-standing rivals, many of them affiliated with powerful local clans. Since Friday's ceasefire took hold,

Firefights and public executions have spread fear and raised concerns about a spiral of internecine violence. “I could hear gunfire all around.”

Israel said it would cut humanitarian aid being sent to Gaza as the families of deceased hostages expressed anger that only four of 28 bodies had been returned.

The remains are being transferred to a specialist center in Israel for formal identification and examination. Hamas has not disclosed the names of the individuals, and it remains

The Israeli Prime Minister's Office has confirmed that authorities received the remains of four more dead hostages