The International Court of Justice said on Wednesday that Israel must allow the United Nations aid agency in Gaza, known as UNRWA, to provide humanitarian assistance to the war-torn territory.

Vice President JD Vance, who was on the second day of a visit to Israel, said recent trips to the country by top American officials were intended to shore up the fragile Gaza truce.

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.

Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.

The US vice-president's visit comes after a flare-up of violence between Israel and Hamas that threatened to derail the 12-day-old truce.

By Alexander Cornwell and Nidal al-Mughrabi KIRYAT GAT, Israel (Reuters) -The U.S. increased pressure on Hamas on Tuesday to disarm in the next phase of an already fragile Gaza ceasefire as President Donald Trump pushed to cement an end to the devastating conflict.

"There are not going to be American boots on the ground in Gaza," Vice President JD Vance emphasized during a visit to Israel.

As Trump's top envoys try to bolster the Gaza ceasefire, an insider questions both Netanyahu's and Hamas' commitment to peace.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel to meet with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, the Israeli government announced Wednesday. The announcement comes as the Trump administration works to shore up the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Vice President JD Vance traveled to Israel as the U.S. tries to show that it will enforce a Gaza ceasefire deal that is off to a shaky start.

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 unidentified bodies were among 165 that Israel sent back to Gaza last week. A senior health official in Gaza said some bodies bore “evidence of torture” and called for an investigation.