Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot - between a new U.S. president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume.

U.S. President Donald Trump's Mideast envoy said on Wednesday he would travel to the Middle East to be part of what he described as an inspection team deployed in and along the Gaza Strip to ensure ceasefire compliance.

Israel has escalated its invasion and assault of the occupied West Bank this week, as the Gaza ceasefire deal has begun.

In a major shift in U.S. policy, President Donald Trump recently removed sanctions targeting Israeli settler groups and associated entities in the occupied West Bank. These sanctions, introduced earlier by the Biden administration,