The tenuous ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Tuesday even as the return of deceased hostages from Gaza progressed more slowly than Israelis had hoped and health officials in the devastated territory said the Israeli military fatally shot three Palestinians.

A drone view shows the destruction in a residential neighborhood following the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, October 12,

The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that six people were killed when Israeli drones fired on residents inspecting their homes in the Shuja’iyyah neighbourhood to the east of Gaza City. The Israeli military said its troops had opened fire after “several” Palestinians approached the so-called yellow line,

Israel and Hamas took steps toward ending the two-year war that has devastated the Gaza Strip, but hard work lies ahead.

The last 20 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza have been released and reunited with their families, marking a pivotal step in the U.S.-brokered peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Under the terms of the agreement,

The Israeli military said Tuesday it opened fire on what it described as several suspects approaching troop positions in northern Gaza, as local authorities reported six people killed. The gunfire come a day after President Trump carried out a whirlwind trip to the region declaring an end to the war between Israel and Hamas

In Gaza, there are fears that the fragile ceasefire could be derailed