US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Israel over annexing the West Bank in an interview published Thursday, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in the country to bolster his Gaza truce.

President Trump confirmed he plans to visit the war-torn Gaza Strip in an interview published Thursday while crediting himself as the indispensable factor in brokering the peace deal between

Hamas clashes test Trump's Gaza peace deal, his top negotiators return to the region to shore up the ceasefire.

Vice President JD Vance said a Knesset vote was an "insult." Secretary of State Marco Rubio planned to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later Thursday.

Approval for President Trump’s handling of the Gaza conflict has jumped over the past month as the administration pushes to maintain the ceasefire, according to a new poll. Forty-seven

An American official called it “Bibi-sitting” – a revolving door of the highest-ranking members of the Trump administration to make sure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – frequently known by his nom de plume “Bibi” – sticks to the US-brokered ceasefire deal.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Israeli Knesset's move towards the annexation of the West Bank could threaten the Trump-backed Gaza ceasefire. Rubio made the comments ahead of his trip to Israel to help oversee the fragile truce between Hamas and Israel.

Hamas has said the return of the remaining bodies "may take some time" due to the destruction. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance will "depart shortly for Israel," according to a spokesman for Vance.