Hostages are returning after 15 months in captivity as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, and with their freedom, the first details of their ordeals are emerging. Hamas has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, Canada and the European Union.

Keith spent a staggering six months of his captivity alone cumulatively, his brother said, adding that the last two months of his captivity were spent entirely alone.

A freed Hamas hostage asked a heartbreaking 11-word question after being freed as part of a ceasefire deal between Israel and the militant organization

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.

Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, much-needed humanitarian assistance is surging into the Gaza strip. But Palestinians say it’s still an uphill battle to ensure it reaches everyone.