Despite losing more than 17,000 fighters in a relentless 15-month-long war campaign, Hamas rallied dozens of armed and masked terrorists to present an intimidating front for TV cameras during Sunday’s release of three Israeli hostages.

Israel’s longest war has so far failed to destroy its main enemy, Hamas, which, despite suffering devastating losses, is framing the Gaza ceasefire agreement as a victory for itself – and a failure for Israel.

Israeli hostages released from Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal face a long road to recovery. As Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem, experts say the physical and psychological trauma they and others endured will take time to heal.