My iMessage photos have disappeared

Hi
So I just opened my iMessage, was prompted to sign in which was odd, and realized that all my pictures, sent and received, are gone!!! All my messages seem to be there but instead of pictures, there are white boxes with questing marks in them! I didn't delete them nor have I set my messages or pictures to expire, in iMessage settings. I still may have some of my sent picturesin the photo app... But not my received photos! Can someone explain this and how to get them back please???

If you synced to create a backup (or backed up to iCloud) while these photos/videos were still on your phone you could try restoring your phone to this backup (which will revert all settings and data to those contained in the backup, not just photos). If you have already synced again since losing your photos this won't work as your backup will have been overwritten.
To do this, prior to connecting your phone, open iTunes and to to Preferences, on the Devices tab check "Prevent...from syncing automatically". Next, connect your phone and right-click on its name in iTunes on the left sidebar and select Restore from Backup, choosing your most recent backup. When done, you can go back to iTunes>Preferences>Devices and re-enable automatic syncing.

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