It is believed that at least two of the six American hostages still held in Gaza are alive — Sagui Dekel-Chen, 35, who grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and Edan Alexander, 19, from Tenafly, New Jersey. Four other Americans are believed to have been killed in captivity.

Even in war, branding applies. Israel and Hamas are engaged in a parallel battle of optics despite a ceasefire that took effect Jan. 19 after more than a year of devastating war.

On Thursday, Hamas released three Israeli hostages as part of the ceasefire deal, along with the five Thai nationals. On Saturday, two Israelis - Ofer Kalderon, 53, and Yarden Bibas, 34 - were released, alongside American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 65.

Three captives were transferred to Israel and 183 Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel as celebratory scenes erupted in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

Qatar's prime minister on Sunday called on Israel and Hamas to immediately begin negotiating phase two of the Gaza ceasefire, adding that there is no clear plan for when talks will begin.

Watch again as dozens of Palestinian prisoners were released on Saturday (1 February) under the Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal. This was the fourth round of exchanges during the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.