The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is under renewed strain as both sides accuse the other of violating the U.S.-brokered agreement. Israel continues to press for the return of the bodies of hostages still held in Gaza, while Hamas has accused the Israeli military of killing more than 20 civilians since the truce took effect last week.

Israel and Hamas are set to begin a major hostage-prisoner exchange under the Gaza peace deal, with the first Israeli hostage expected to be freed Monday morning. Officials confirmed the release of 48 hostages—20 believed alive—and the remains of others for identification.

The Israeli government “approved the framework for the release of all of the hostages, the living and the deceased,” the prime minister's office stated.

President Donald Trump received praise from Time magazine, which touted his "triumph" in the Middle East for brokering the Israel-Hamas peace agreement on its new cover.

Israel has reopened two crossings in Gaza, while the key Rafah crossing will stay closed to the movement of people until further notice.

Israel said on Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it traded blame with Hamas over violations of a U. A dispute over the return of hostages' bodies held by Hamas threatens to derail the truce and other unresolved elements of the plan,

The conflict over compulsory service for the nation’s ultra-Orthodox has become a stand-in for a larger struggle over the country’s right-wing, religious turn — and could determine its future.

Trump said in a Truth Social post early Tuesday morning that Time “wrote a relatively good story” about him, but “the picture may be the Worst of All Time.” The magazine noted the peace deal could become a “signature achievement of Trump’s second term” and “could mark a strategic turning point for the Middle East.”

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