Israel urged Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to drop his pledge to honour the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he travelled to the country.

Witkoff and Kusher are in Israel to work on any obstacles to the cease-fire, including Hamas releasing the remainig dead hostages. The militants said Israel is banning the equipment to find the bodies in rumble isn't allowed.

Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance arrived in Israel on Tuesday to try and stabilize the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

Netanyahu tells CBS News he's giving "peace a chance," but despite Trump's assertion the war is over, Israel's leader talks of change over generations.

President Trump publicly urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his bribery charges in an off-script moment during his triumphant speech to the Knesset

The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu last year over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel said it has resumed a truce with Hamas in Gaza after heavy fighting over the weekend, with the sides accusing each other of breaching a deal brokered by US President Donald Trump.

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