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

Israeli forces have pulled back to a boundary which leaves Israel in control of most of Gaza - keeping far-right ministers on Netanyahu's side, for now.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Israel to shore up the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The U.S.

The group still commands thousands of fighters, but the war has taken a toll on its weapons supplies and its political future is uncertain.

The US vice-president's visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce.

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

US vice-president joins Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as Israeli premier Netanyahu comes under pressure to restart war

Appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland and Hamas reasserts itself in Gaza: Morning Rundown A federal appeals court lets Trump send troops to Portland. James Comey’s lawyers question a Trump-appointed prosecutor’s qualifications. And, a rundown of the familiar faces in new places before the NBA season begins tonight.

By Samia Nakhoul, Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay ANKARA/DUBAI (Reuters) -Turkey’s ties to Hamas, once a liability in Washington, have turned into a geopolitical asset. By persuading Hamas to accept Donald Trump’s Gaza deal,

Perhaps nobody on Earth is as consumed with claiming credit for achievements — both real and exaggerated — as President Donald Trump is. But when it came to the Gaza ceasefire deal last week, even many of Trump’s critics didn’t begrudge him a prolonged victory lap.

A round of violence on Sunday was short-lived, but analysts expect more tensions between Israel and Palestinian militants that will put the truce under strain.

Britain’s government did not pledge 40 billion pounds of taxpayer money to rebuild Gaza, contrary to online posts that say officials promised to pay the entire amount that international organisations have estimated is needed to reconstruct the Palestinian enclave in the next ten years.