Israel resumes ceasefire in Gaza
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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.
Donald Trump has claimed US allies could send a "heavy force" into Gaza if Hamas "continues to act badly". It comes after his vice president landed in Israel, against a backdrop of the strained ceasefire in Gaza.
An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.
The hard-won ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared threatened on Sunday as Israel accused the Palestinian Islamist group of attacking its troops in the Gaza Strip, before launching fresh strikes in response.
US President Donald Trump warned Hamas it will be wiped out if it breaches the Gaza ceasefire, as Vice President JD Vance travelled to Israel on Tuesday to shore up the fragile truce.Vance was due to land and Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner were already in Tel Aviv,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directed the military to take “strong action” against any ceasefire violations but didn’t threaten to return to war.
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.
This lack of clarity about timetables and mechanisms to transition from one phase to another makes things difficult.“The decision by [Jared] Kushner and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was to reach a ceasefire agreement first,