Miriam Berger

Israeli American dual national Sagui Dekel-Chen was released by Hamas, along with Alexander Troufanov and Iair Horn. In exchange, Israel freed 369 Palestinian prisoners.

In interviews, some Palestinians said they would rather leave Gaza, given the inescapable devastation — but that the decision was theirs, not Trump’s, to make.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has brought relief, but Gazans still are struggling to survive.

They applaud the potential freeing of loved ones after 15 months of captivity in Gaza but remain anxious that gradual releases could leave some in Hamas hands.

A Post analysis based on more than a dozen interviews found Israel has largely failed to comply with U.S. demands, bringing parts of northern Gaza closer to famine.

Tawfic Abdel Jabbar and Mohammad Alkhdour — both 17-year-old U.S. citizens — were killed in the West Bank earlier this year. Their cases remain unsolved.

An Israeli military operation in northern Gaza is overwhelming hospitals but the United Nations and other medical groups were prevented from evacuating patients.

Before sending troops into Lebanon Tuesday, Israel carried out more than 70 operations north of the border, an Israeli official said.

The barrage of more than 180 missiles Tuesday left only scattered damage but was seen as a major provocation in an increasingly tense moment for the region.

While diplomats scrambled to avert all-out war, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly that Israel would “fight until we achieve victory.”