A teddy sits on a bed in a bright hospital room. Beside it is a small fridge stocked with bottled water and Coca-Cola.

While the bear might make you think a child is about to arrive, this room will soon be welcoming one of the 20 Israeli hostages believed to be alive in Gaza .

With phase one of Donald Trump's peace plan now underway, an entire nation is holding its breath for the return of the hostages, not least the medical teams preparing to receive them.

Gaza latest: Israel prepares for hostages' release

Sky News was given special access to one of the teams in the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva, a city north-east of Tel Aviv.

It was sobering and emotional, but also inspiring, talking to its doctors and nurses as they showed us around what one calls the "homecoming uni

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