A deadly flare-up in Gaza strained a US-brokered truce, but both Israel and Hamas said they remain committed as US President Donald Trump insisted the ceasefire still holds. Israel carried out strikes after an anti-tank missile killed two soldiers; local residents and health officials said at least 26 Palestinians died. Humanitarian aid to Gaza is set to resume. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, with Vice President JD Vance expected to visit. Hamas said it would return an Israeli hostage's body. Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mocked Trump's claim of destroying nuclear sites.

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