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Israel resumes allowing aid into Gaza Strip
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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.
Israel identifies the remains of a deceased hostage returned from Gaza as Tal Haimi, who was killed while defending his kibbutz during the Oct. 7 massacre.
An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.
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Israel’s military says remains of two more Gaza hostages have been returned and will be identified
Israel’s military said the remains of two more Gaza hostages had been returned to the country late on Tuesday, where they would be identified.
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.
Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines. Both sides say they are still committed to the truce.
A small number of British planning officers has been sent to Israel to join a US-led multinational taskforce to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
Israel said it carried out air strikes on Gaza Oct. 19 after its troops were attacked, sending the ceasefire into uncertainty.
U.S. military creates Civil-Military Coordination Center near Gaza to oversee ceasefire implementation and facilitate humanitarian assistance from international partners.
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