GEOFF BENNETT: Welcome to the "News Hour."

The fragile Israel-Hamas cease-fire faces new## tension tonight in part over the missing# remains of more than 20 Israeli hostages.

AMNA NAWAZ: All 20 living# hostages were released yesterday,## but they were supposed to be# accompanied by the bodies of## 28 deceased hostages.

Only eight have# been handed over as of this evening.

As Leila Molana-Allen reports again tonight from# Israel, caring for the living is now a priority,## while awaiting the delivery# of the dead is excruciating.

LEILA MOLANA-ALLEN: A tidal wave of emotion on the## day a nation had longed for and then# came the day after.

For many months,## the focus was on getting the hostages home.# Now it's switched to helping them heal.

The staff at Rabin Medical Center in Petach# Tikvah were ready, preparing for weeks,## or some might say for two long years.# Five of yesterday's 20 released hostages## landed here.

And head nurse Michal# Steinman was there to greet them.

MICHAL STEINMAN, Rabin Medical Center:# And I'm supposed to be very official,## I'm the head nurse and welcome to the# hospital.

It doesn't work.

I'm standing there,## and I'm feeling the river of emotions flow through# them.

Really, sometimes I'm feeling even all the## nation sits at my shoulders and I have to hug them# in order for all the people who want to do it.

LEILA MOLANA-ALLEN: Many more hugs# as they were reunited with family.## Having treated nine previously released# hostages and now experienced in what Steinman## calls captivity medicine, a skill she hopes# she will never need to use again.

They know## the medical impact of years without# access to regular food and sunlight,## as well as possible physical injury from# Israel's aerial bombardment of Gaza.

Their physical condition was better than feared,## but psychological wounds# can take longer to unveil.

MICHAL STEINMAN: Only 24 hours# ago, they were in a tunnel,## and now they're here in sort of a paradise# which everyone give them whatever they want## and just surround them in love and hugs.

But# I think that, for the long term, for -- we## are expecting a lot of issues, post-traumatic# issues, depression issues and other issues.

And, slowly, slowly you work with# them.

A part of them will always## stay in Gaza.

You can't take# those two years of their life.## It's to learn how to live the best way# with those parts that they left there.

LEILA MOLANA-ALLEN: Things as simple as# giving recovering captives a choice over## when they take their medicines and what they# want to eat can help recover their sense of## identity.

But far more challenging, I ask her,# how can they ever begin to feel safe again?

MICHAL STEINMAN: Safe and trust# goes together.

And when they cry,## we hug them.

And when they say --# sometimes, if they scream about us,## it's OK.

We can bear this.

They understand# that we're going to be there no matter what.

LEILA MOLANA-ALLEN: Here and across Israel, it# was a day of unbridled joy, but not for everyone.

Every hostage, both living and deceased,## was supposed to be returned home yesterday.# But by the end of the day, just four of the## 28 bodies had been sent home.

Hamas said they# don't actually know where all the bodies are.## Israel said that's not good enough and has now# threatened sanctions, including keeping the## Rafah border closed and limiting humanitarian# aid into Gaza until everybody is returned.

When the small kibbutz of Nir Oz,# just four miles from Gaza's border,## was attacked by Hamas militants on October 7,# 38-year-old Tamir Adar, told his wife and young## children to hide and went out to protect his# home.

Narrowly managing to escape as dozens## of his neighbors were killed and kidnapped,# Tamir's younger brother, Nir, feared the worst.

NIR ADAR, Brother of Deceased Hostage:# My mom was hoping and praying that he's## alive.

And she tried to convince herself# that, even if he were badly wounded,## that he might survive.

And then I went on# the kibbutz to the spot where they were and## saw lots and lots of blood.

I did my one# plus one and I understood what happened.

LEILA MOLANA-ALLEN: They never saw him again.

Three months later, the family got# the news they dreaded.

Tamir was dead,## killed while fighting back.

Hamas took Tamir's# body to Gaza as a bargaining chip.

Tamir's elderly## Labrador Luli (ph) now clings to Nir, unable# to understand why her dad never came back.

Being unable to bring Tamir home# and bury him has made his loss## all the more unbearable.

The Adars feel# they have been living a life in limbo.

NIR ADAR: In the Jewish culture, it's extremely# important for us to bury our dead.

We cherish## life, but we also cherish the way someone is# ending his life.

And it's super important for## the family to have a place they can come# and pray and meet the one that they miss.

He loved his friends, his family.

We# used to play poker and watch football.## He was really a funny guy, an honest guy, and# a loyal guy.

He never hurt anyone.

On that## morning of October 7, he decided to put his# own needs behind and help the community.

And## he was actually truly a hero.

There were four# people who stood against 500 Hamas terrorists.

It's like from a scene in a movie.

Actually,# by doing that, they saved lots of life.

LEILA MOLANA-ALLEN: Even as we spoke, the# news came that Hamas promised to release## a few more bodies tonight and several# more tomorrow.

If Tamir is among them,## his family can finally heal.

But Nir says he won't# rest until every hostage is home.

And either way,## he will never forgive his government for# doing what he considers so little and so late.

NIR ADAR: I don't believe that bringing back all# hostages was first priority for this government.## They chose their political# considerations over saving lives.

LEILA MOLANA-ALLEN: Do you and# your family feel left behind?

NIR ADAR: Of course.

We feel like it's the# second time we are being betrayed by our own## government.

First time was on October# 7, 2023.

And the second time is right## now.

The Israeli society are celebrating in# the streets right now like it's all over.

They gave their bodies and souls to defend# Israel.

But, today, Israel is forgetting them.

LEILA MOLANA-ALLEN: The defining characteristic# of this hostage crisis has been the unity it## inspired, every Israeli identifying as the# family of all the captives.

Now, as the## country and the world look to the future, for the# first time, some have been left out in the cold.

For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Leila# Molana-Allen in Kiryat Gat, Israel.