The initial phase of the truce, which concluded on March 1 after six weeks of relative calm, saw 25 living hostages and eight bodies exchanged for the release of about 1,800 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.
The truce largely halted more than 15 months of fighting in Gaza and enabled the flow of vital food, shelter, and medical assistance into the territory.
However, after Israel turned the pipeline off again, UN rights experts accused the government of "weaponizing starvation."