Democrats who condemned Israel’s Gaza war silent after ceasefire

Some of the Democratic Party’s most outspoken critics of Israel’s war in Gaza, lawmakers who for months have accused the Jewish state of committing genocide, have remained strikingly silent in the days since President Donald Trump’s brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect.

The deal, which resulted in the release of 20 Israeli hostages held in Gaza, has brought the most extensive pause in fighting since the war began nearly two years ago. As part of the agreement, Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees on Monday in exchange for the return of the hostages. The remains of four deceased Israeli hostages were also returned to Israel, while 24 others have yet to be recovered.