Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that he had ordered "powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip immediately." The big picture: The deal to end the war in Gaza was easily President Trump's biggest diplomatic achievement this term.

Israel has launched air strikes into Gaza, while Hamas has yet to return all of the remains of deceased hostages, citing difficulty locating them.

The slow return of hostages’ bodies is posing a challenge to implementing the next stages of the ceasefire, which will address even knottier issues, such as the disarmament of Hamas, the deployment of...