The US says that the plan has now entered its second phase with a focus on disarming Hamas. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The U.N. Security Council is holding a high-level meeting Wednesday on the Gaza ceasefire deal and Israel's efforts to expand control in the West Bank before world leaders head to Washington to discuss the future of the Palestinian territories at the first gathering of President Donald Trump's Board of Peace.…

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar is set to attend the US president's "Board of Peace" meeting in Washington this week.