Vice President JD Vance said that he's confident in "durable" peace amid the ceasefire, warning Hamas will be "obliterated" if it doesn't cooperate.

Palestinian-American mediator Bishara Bahbah detailed new messages from Hamas to the White House and outlined challenges in implementing the Trump-backed Gaza ceasefire plan. A new article at Al-Ain media in the UAE includes an interview with a key individual who may have insight into what comes next in Gaza.

As Trump's top envoys try to bolster the Gaza ceasefire, an insider questions both Netanyahu's and Hamas' commitment to peace.

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 asked of each side in coming talks.

Israel said Sunday it responded after "terrorists" attacked troops operating in the Rafah area with gunfire and an anti-tank missile. Hamas said it was unaware of the clashes.

An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.

The U.S. State Department says it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

No names were immediately released. The bodies were in Israel and were being taken to the country’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine.

Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines. Both sides say they are still committed to the truce.

Israel said it had resumed a truce with Hamas in Gaza after heavy fighting over the weekend, with the sides accusing each other of breaching a deal brokered by US President Donald Trump.

The only way to prevent Hamas from reasserting control over Gaza is to bring Egypt in properly, to lead the management of Gaza," Lapid said. Opposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) slammed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his address at the Monday Knesset winter session opening ceremony,