Talks resume in Cairo Friday on a second phase of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire that mediators hope will bring a lasting end to the Gaza conflict, a day after Israel's military acknowledged its "complete failure" to prevent the 2023 Hamas attack that sparked the war

Rubio was in Israel on his first Middle East trip as President Donald Trump's secretary of state

Gaza fighters handed three Israeli hostages over to the Red Cross on Saturday

The truce that went into effect on January 19 largely halted more than 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip

Hamas is set to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 prisoners held by Israel in the fifth exchange of a fragile Gaza ceasefire

Israel's defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare for "voluntary" departures from Gaza, as President Donald Trump ruled out sending US troops to the territory

Hamas issued a statement condemning the strike

The agreement, which must now go to the full cabinet for a final green light, would halt fighting and bombardment in Gaza's deadliest-ever war

The release of hostages held in Gaza since Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel is expected to begin on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday

"If we weren't involved in this deal, the deal would've never happened," Trump said.

Here is a roundup of reactions from official statements, broadcast remarks and online messages

Trump also signaled he would push for an elusive deal to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia

Says Lancet study; Israeli forces bomb a group of Palestinians in eastern Gaza City

Hamas condemned the decision to ban the network

An Israeli military raid targeting Hamas members has forced a major hospital in northern Gaza out of service and led to the detention of its director, the WHO and health officials said Saturday

Gaza's civil defence agency said that 17 people were killed in an Israeli strike on Friday on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza

Says Amnesty Int'l, accuses Israel of 'committing genocide' in Gaza

Gaza video correspondents Belal Alsabbagh and Youssef Hassouna on Thursday won a Rory Peck award for their "powerful" coverage of the brutal war in the Palestinian territory for Agence France-Presse

Ceasefire accord goes to full Israeli cabinet later

Israel's security cabinet is expected to convene later on Tuesday to likely approve a text at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a senior Israeli official said.