The release of Israeli hostages and the return of Palestinians to their Gaza homes has largely obscured the question of whether the war will now resume.

Hezbollah began firing rockets, drones and missiles into Israel the day after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of Gaza ignited the war there. The Israel-Hezbollah conflict boiled over into all-out war in September as Israel carried out massive waves of airstrikes and killed most of the militant group’s senior leaders.

Hamas militants have released the bodies of four more hostages from the Gaza Strip more than 16 months after they were taken captive.