Trump hints at 'action' if Hamas doesn't return hostage bodies

President Donald Trump has arrived in Egypt where he and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi are co-chairing an international peace summit.

Trump will attend a ceremony to mark the signing of phase one of the ceasefire agreement.

Before the signing, as Trump sat with El-Sisi, he said that phase two of ceasefire negotiations has started.

"The phases are all a little bit mixed in with each other," Trump said, adding, "You’re gonna start cleaning up. You look at Gaza, it needs a lot of cleanup."

A reporter asked Trump what the next steps are now that the living hostages have been returned, and the president responded, "They're looking for bodies ... they're gonna be finding quite a few of them."

Sitting alongside Trump were White House special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as well as Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who Witkoff praised for his work in the negotiations.

The summit is being attended by leaders from more than 20 countries, a spokesman for the Egyptian presidency said, and it aims “to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, and usher in a new era of regional security and stability."

The Israel Defense Forces said the Red Cross is heading to pick up "a number of coffins of deceased hostages."

The Hostage Families Forum said they’ve learned that only four of the 28 bodies of hostages still believed to be in Gaza will be returned on Monday.

The Hostage Families Forum said they’ve learned that only four of the 28 bodies of hostages still believed to be in Gaza will be returned on Monday.

The group is accusing Hamas of violating the deal, saying "this represents a blatant breach of the agreement by Hamas" and "we expect Israel’s government and the mediators to take immediate action to rectify this grave injustice."

In another statement, the Families' Headquarters for the Return of the Abductees said it "demands an immediate halt to the implementation of the [ceasefire] agreement" until the bodies of all hostages are returned.

An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson said Monday, "We will not rest until the mission is complete. We are prepared for the return of all the fallen hostages, and expect Hamas to abide by the terms of the agreement."

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the return of four bodies is a “failure to meet commitments,” of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.

“Any delay or deliberate avoidance will be considered a blatant violation of the agreement and will be responded to accordingly,” Katz said in the statement.

Photos captured the joyous moments some of the final 20 living hostages reunited with their families after they were released on Monday, more than two years after they were taken by Hamas.

Among the final 20 living hostages released were Eitan Mor, Matan Zangauker, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Maxim Herkin, Bar Kupershtein and Evyatar David.