U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday traveled to Israel and Egypt to celebrate the beginning of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, along with the return of the 20 remaining living hostages and the release of some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.

Israel will open the Rafah crossing as planned today in a U-turn after Hamas returned the bodies of four more hostages, according to reports.

Trump went on to offer a tribute of his own to his counterpart, saying: "He's not the easiest guy to deal with, but that's what makes him great."

Late on October 9, Israel’s cabinet formally approved plans for a ceasefire with Hamas, setting a Gaza peace process in motion.

President Trump on Tuesday posthumously awarded Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, bestowing the nation’s highest civilian honor on a political ally who was a...

Donald Trump declared “the war is over” as he departed for Israel late on Sunday night.

The United Nations humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, has urged Israel to immediately open more crossings into the famine-stricken Gaza Strip to allow for a surge in aid deliveries.

The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is expected to reopen to allow people to cross on Thursday with an EU mission set to deploy there, two sources told Reuters.

The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that six people were killed when Israeli drones fired on residents inspecting their homes in the Shuja’iyyah neighbourhood to the east of Gaza City. The Israeli military said its troops had opened fire after “several” Palestinians approached the so-called yellow line,