U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, aiming to get the Gaza ceasefire plan back on track after an explosion of violence over the weekend.

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The U.S brokered ceasefire deal in Gaza is holding, after Hamas agreed to release all remaining Israeli hostages.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys following renewed violence that briefly disrupted the ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza. The Israeli military resumed its ceasefire after launching airstrikes in response to the killing of two Israeli soldiers, while U.S. officials emphasized the importance of maintaining peace.

Aid trucks have begun entering Gaza again after a temporary halt, though the exact number of shipments remains unclear. Tensions persist around a designated 'yellow line' near the border, with confusion among Gaza residents about its location leading to further risks. The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire, with international agencies previously warning of famine conditions.

Israel's Netanyahu meets U.S. delegation after Gaza ceasefire shaken

Israel's military says it has resumed its ceasefire with Hamas after launching a wave of airstrikes on Gaza and just last hour US President Donald Trump has threatened to eradicate Hamas if the group fails to stick with his peace plan Aid trucks bound for Gaza were seen earlier today Israel is reportedly allowing the deliveries to flow following pressure from Washington and the arrival of two of the president's envoys Palestinian officials say yesterday's Israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people Israel claims those attacks were a direct response to Hamas killing two soldiers in the southern city of Rafa The CBC's crystal good bouncing is in southern Israel near the border with Gaza and she brings us the latest a Relatively quiet skyline looking towards Gaza. It wasn't like that earlier in the day Israel defense forces said that again, they saw violations of the yellow line That's the line in which Israeli forces pulled back to on the other side of that yellow line They say it is an active combat zone And today Israel's defense minister Israel Katz said that any violations of that yellow line Anyone approaching that lot yellow line would be considered a target for attack now in Gaza City area Today Israel defense forces say they did fire on several people who were approaching that yellow line These violations have been occurring over the past several days People in Gaza say they are unaware of where that yellow line is and it's causing a lot of confusion Yellow barriers are being put up in different locations to help people know exactly where they can and cannot go But according to the Hamas run health ministry in the past 24 hours 47 people have been killed now the airstrikes we saw yesterday right across Gaza They were in response according to Israel to blatant violations of the ceasefire They say that their troops came under attack in the Rafa area and two soldiers were killed Now it is much calmer and we did hear from u.s. President Donald Trump yesterday saying any violations would be dealt with toughly But fairly now his special envoy to the Middle East Steve Whitcoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner are back in Israel tonight. They are here talking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu No doubt they are talking about the importance of maintaining the ceasefire and moving forward with the peace agreement Tomorrow the vice president will be here to join those meetings JD Vance expected to arrive in Israel for those high-level talks Meanwhile, some aid is starting to move again into Gaza There was some indication that it may not go in today after the Israeli government Halted all aid shipments yesterday, but there was a u-turn and at the Karem Shalom crossing We did see some trucks moving towards the inspection area We don't know how many aid crossings are opening or how much aid actually went through as a part of the peace Agreement about 600 trucks a day are supposed to be crossing. It's not clear How many have been actually getting through we know the need for aid in Gaza is intense Parts of Gaza were determined to be having famine conditions back in August by the agency that monitors world Hunger people in Gaza are saying that they just want to go back to the peace deal go back to seeing things Relatively calm, but it appears one area of a sticking point and concern Is that yellow line and the potential for more deadly interactions? Krystal Gamansingh, CBC News, Sderot, Israel

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Amazon says AWS cloud service back to normal after outage

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Tokyo

Sanae Takaichi elected Japan's first female prime minister

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Washington

Trump doubts Ukraine will win war against Russia

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Ex-FBI director James Comey seeks to toss indictment

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Portland

Appeals court rules Trump can deploy National Guard to Portland

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Washington County

U.S. and Australia boost rare earths supply with new agreement

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AWS outage mostly resolved after hours-long global disruption

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La Paz

Centrist Rodrigo Paz wins Bolivian presidency

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Beirut

Lebanon orders Hannibal Gadhafi’s release after 10 years

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Kowloon

Two killed after cargo plane veers off runway in Hong Kong

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Paris

‘Priceless’ jewels stolen from France’s Louvre Museum in four-minute heist

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Bogotá

Trump ending aid to Colombia after 'murder' accusation

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Tel Aviv-Yafo

Israel, Hamas clash in major test of U.S.-backed ceasefire

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Chicago

Supreme Court to decide on sending the National Guard to Chicago

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Beijing

China expels nine senior officials from Communist Party

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Doha

Afghanistan, Pakistan agree to immediate ceasefire, Qatar says

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Windsor

Prince Andrew gives up title of Duke of York

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Ukraine Invasion

Trump pauses on sending Tomahawks to Ukraine

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Caracas

Venezuela on high-alert amid U.S strikes

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Kipnuk

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Israel's Netanyahu meets U.S. delegation after Gaza ceasefire shaken

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