Former Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil has returned to the US Northeast after 104 days in custody for protesting against Israel and the war in Gaza.

Watch more of Linsey Davis' broadcast interview with Mahmoud Khalil on "Good Morning America" Monday at 7 a.m. ET and ABC News Live Prime at 7 p.m. ET. Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist who was detained by ICE for more than three months,

Mahmoud Khalil thanked supporters after his release from ICE custody and vowed to continue protesting for Palestinian rights, calling his detention part of a broader effort to silence pro-Palestinian voices.

The bodies of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier and two civilians killed in the Hamas-led October 7 attacks have been recovered from Gaza in a military hostage recovery operation.

The retrieval of the bodies of three Israelis taken hostage by Hamas jolted Israelis’ focus back to a conflict that had been overshadowed by the escalating crisis with Iran.