US Donald Trump told the Israeli parliament on Monday that the Gaza ceasefire deal he helped broker marked a"historic dawn of a new Middle East". Trump arrived in Israel as Hamas liberated all 20 living Israeli hostages and several Palestinian prisoners were released from Israeli jails under the first phase of the truce plan. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Yesterday's developments:
- Food distribution sites run by the controversial US and Israel backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation are being shut down under the terms of the ceasefire deal, an Egyptian official and another official in the region told The Associated Press on Sunday.
- Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the country had achieved great victories in two years of war on multiple fronts, but warned the conflict was not yet over.
- The Palestinian Authority is ready to work with US President Donald Trump and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair on their effort to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire and start rebuilding, a senior Palestinian official told Blair on Sunday.