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

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.

Trump said on Monday that the US would destroy Hamas if the militant group didn’t continue to honor the ceasefire with Israel.

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

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

A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration could send National Guard troops into Oregon against the state's wishes, pausing a lower court’s order that barred the deployment.

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.

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,