The Trump peace plan calls for an international security force in the Gaza Strip, but countries that might send troops are wary of danger, an unclear mission and being seen as occupiers.

An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.

Chief US diplomat Marco Rubio was due in Israel on Thursday, the latest Washington official to visit as President Donald Trump's administration kept up efforts to cement the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

Trump said on Monday that the US would destroy Hamas if the militant group didn’t continue to honor the ceasefire with Israel.

Under the terms of a cease-fire deal, Israel and Hamas have been exchanging remains, but Gaza’s medical authorities have not been able to identify many of them.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Wednesday at his opposition to any role for Turkish security forces in the Gaza Strip as part of a mission to monitor a U.S.-backed ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Hamas appeared to renege on key demands of President Trump’s cease-fire deal just hours after the world celebrated the end of the Gaza war

Israel on Sunday halted the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, with a security official citing Hamas's "blatant violation" of the ceasefire agreement. "The transfer of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip has been halted until further notice,

Support for a peace plan grows as negotiators work in Cairo to seal the deal, with Gazan militias backing Trump’s proposal amid fighting and calls for new local governance.

The Gaza ceasefire stands on the brink of collapse as President Donald Trump issues a chilling ultimatum to Hamas — warning that any violation of the truce will trigger a “fast, furious, and brutal” response.