Gaza, Israel and ceasefire
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An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.
Israel has reopened two crossings in Gaza, while the key Rafah crossing will stay closed to the movement of people until further notice.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner are in Israel Monday to shore up the tenuous ceasefire that's holding in Gaza.
Israeli fire killed three people near a ceasefire line in Gaza on Monday, medics said, with U.S. envoys expected in Israel to try to push forward the fragile truce that faced its gravest test so far over the weekend.
Detainees seek to return to their normal lives in Gaza after being freed from Israeli captivity, where some say they faced torture and beatings.
A US embassy spokesperson and Israeli official confirmed Witkoff and Kushner’s arrival in Israel on Monday. US vice-president JD Vance said on Sunday that he also might travel to Israel “in the next few days”, with Israeli authorities expecting his arrival on Tuesday.
An Israeli security official says the transfer of aid into the territory is halted “until further notice” after a Hamas ceasefire violation.
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As Israel-Hamas clashes test Trump's Gaza peace deal, Vance, Witkoff and Kushner all head to region
After Israel-Hamas clashes test Trump's Gaza peace deal, his top negotiators return to the region to shore up the ceasefire.