Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally approved the entry of the Egyptian team that entered the Gaza Strip with several engineering vehicles to assist with locating the bodies, the Prime Minister’s Office tells The Times of Israel. “It is a technical team,” says the PMO. “They are going in only to locate the slain hostages.”

Earlier this month, Israel and Hamas announced a ceasefire to the two-year war in Gaza. The agreement was brokered in part by the United States, but American officials are concerned, according to the New York Times,

Vice President J.D. Vance arrived in Israel to reinforce the fragile Gaza ceasefire after weekend violence tested the agreement.

Israel as part of the ceasefire were buried at a mass grave site in the Palestinian enclave on Wednesday after health officials were unable to identify the remains.

President Donald Trump on Monday fast-tracked his administration's efforts to secure peace in Gaza, rolling out a detailed vision for a U.S.-backed ceasefire that the White House says will bring the war to an immediate end. He said Israel has accepted the proposal but the success of the plan still hinges on the cooperation of Hamas.

Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a peace deal after President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum threatening to withdraw U.S. backing, a new report says.