Trump is said to have dispatched his deputy and envoys to Israel to keep up the momentum and push for the start of talks on the second critical phase of his 20-point Gaza peace plan.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance will arrive in Israel on Tuesday, as Washington tries to stabilise the first, shaky, phase of the Gaza ceasefire and push Israel and Hamas towards the harder concessions ...

The New York Times cited US officials as saying they were concerned that Israel's prime minister might "vacate" the deal, external and resume an all-out assault against Hamas.

Israel has accused Hamas of already violating the ceasefire deal by withholding the bodies of the remaining deceased hostages thought to have died during or after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas has said the return of the remaining bodies "may take some time" due to the destruction.

Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner are in Israel, as the US president says the ceasefire in Gaza is still in place

Israel said it had resumed enforcing the Gaza ceasefire after it struck Hamas positions yesterday, having accused the group of targeting its troops in the most serious violence since the nine-day-old ...