The truth is, Israel does not and has never needed Netanyahu to survive; it needs to survive Netanyahu. How Trump chooses to treat the Israeli premier and his far-right coalition will determine not just whether the president’s peace plan will succeed, but whether Israel will succeed in outlasting its extremist minoritarian government.

As a Christian, this region of the world means a great deal to me,' Vance said at the start of whirlwind trip to salvage the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Vice President JD Vance projected cautious optimism about the Trump administration’s Middle East peace plans in Israel on Tuesday, downplaying a weekend of violence that threatened the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is in Israel to shore up the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The U.S.

The Trump administration will not put a timeline or deadline on Hamas to return deceased hostages to Israel, Vice President JD Vance said during a press conference in Israel at the civilian military cooperation center Tuesday.

Meanwhile US President Donald Trump says a "heavy force" could go into Gaza "if Hamas continues to act badly".

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 said Sunday it responded after "terrorists" attacked troops operating in the Rafah area with gunfire and an anti-tank missile. Hamas said it was unaware of the clashes.

A small number of British planning officers has been sent to Israel to join a US-led multinational taskforce to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.

Near-daily Israeli attacks have become the new normal in Lebanon, nearly a year after a U.S.-brokered truce halted the lastest conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

U.S. military creates Civil-Military Coordination Center near Gaza to oversee ceasefire implementation and facilitate humanitarian assistance from international partners.