Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently expressed gratitude towards President Donald Trump for his help in facilitating a hostage release deal with Hamas. The agreement aims to secure the release of hostages taken during the conflict that began on October 7,

Eight of the remaining hostages set to be released by Hamas in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Israel are dead, according to an Israeli government spokesperson.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel lifted its closure.