Deadly Israeli attacks have continued across Gaza as US VP and other officials visit Israel for ceasefire talks.

JD Vance is expected to hold talks with Benjamin Netanyahu and other officials on the ceasefire deal today as Donald Trump has threatened to "eradicate" Hamas "if they're not good". Meanwhile, the latest returned hostage has been identified as father-of-four Tal Haimi.

The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip has continued to rise despite a ceasefire, with the toll reaching 68,216 on Monday. Most of those killed since October 2023 are women and children.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday to shore up the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire in Gaza that has teetered over the past few days following a burst of deadly violence and questions over how to move forward with the plan for cementing a long-term peace.

Just over a week after US President Donald Trump strong-armed Israel and Hamas into an agreement that halted the war, Palestinians in Gaza are beginning to put the pieces of their lives back together.

Follow live coverage of the Trump administration as special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are in Israel to ensure the Gaza cease-fire remains intact.

That follows a more than two-hour phone call between the two leaders on Thursday, US time. The aim, Mr Trump said, was “to see if we can bring this ‘inglorious’ war,” to an end. The last time the pair met,

The handover of 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive, has begun in Gaza after a peace deal was struck between Israel and Hamas in Egypt last week during indirect talks.