1h ago
07.41 BST
Vance due
in Israel as another hostage's body is returned
We are
restarting our live coverage of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas,
and the diplomatic efforts to try to maintain it.
The
11-day ceasefire in Gaza was seriously undermined on Sunday after Israel
launched waves of deadly airstrikes and said it would cut off aid into the
territory “until further notice” after a reported attack by Hamas, which the
militant group denied being involved in.
In an
attempt to ensure the ceasefire holds and to discuss the further implementation
of the US brokered plan, US vice-president JD Vance is due to visit Israel
later today.
In a
speech on Monday to the Knesset, Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu,
was vague about what he would speak about with Vance, whose diplomatic trip to
Israel is set to last until Thursday.
“We will
talk about two things, mainly the security challenges and the diplomatic
opportunities we face,” Netanyahu said. “We will overcome the challenges and
seize the opportunities.”
US
vice-president JD Vance boards air force two en route to Israel where he is
scheduled to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu in ongoing efforts to maintain the
fragile ceasefire.
The
fragile ceasefire agreement appeared back on track as Israel received the
remains of another hostage in Gaza and Israel allowed humanitarian aid
deliveries to resume to the territory devasted by relentless Israeli
bombardments. A UN spokesperson did not say how much aid was getting in.
Israel
had threatened on Sunday to halt aid shipments and its forces killed dozens of
Palestinian people in airstrikes across Gaza after accusing Hamas militants of
killing two soldiers. Israel later said it resumed enforcing the ceasefire that
began on 10 October.
Donald
Trump said on Monday that he would give Hamas a chance to “behave” or else be
“eradicated”.
The US
president’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, who
helped broker the ceasefire agreement alongside Egyptian, Qatari and Turkish
mediators, met with Netanyahu yesterday.
It came
as Hamas negotiators reportedly met with Egyptian mediators and Palestinian
factions in Cairo. Negotiations about the second phase of the Trump plan will
include discussions about the eventual withdrawal of the IDF and the
disarmament of Hamas, something the militant group has expressed serious
reservations about.
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