Families across Israel — and beyond — have waited for more than 700 days for the return of their loved ones whose remains are still held in Gaza.

The big picture: Under the ceasefire agreement, Hamas is required to hand over the bodies of more than two dozen deceased hostages. However, they have claimed they don't know where all the remains are, setting the stage for the first test of the fragile peace deal, Axios' Barak Ravid reports. • To Israel, the return of the remains is paramount to the agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had approved slashing the number of aid trucks entering Gaza if more bodies were not returned, but after Hamas returned some of the bodies on Tuesday, Israel decided against it. • More bodies are expected to be returned Wednesday. A multinatio

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