By Samia Nakhoul, Tuvan Gumrukcu and Ece Toksabay ANKARA/DUBAI (Reuters) -Turkey’s ties to Hamas, once a liability in Washington, have turned into a geopolitical asset. By persuading Hamas to accept Donald Trump’s Gaza deal,

Vice President JD Vance said in his Israel visit that he's confident in "durable" peace amid the ceasefire, warning Hamas will be "obliterated" if it doesn't cooperate.

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No names were immediately released. The bodies were in Israel and were being taken to the country’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine.

Vice President Vance spoke today in Israel about the war in Gaza. MSNBC White House Correspondent Akayla Gardner reports more details. Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) joins Ali Vitali to share his thoughts on the ceasefire agreement in the region and to weigh in on the government shutdown.

Perhaps nobody on Earth is as consumed with claiming credit for achievements — both real and exaggerated — as President Donald Trump is. But when it came to the Gaza ceasefire deal last week, even many of Trump’s critics didn’t begrudge him a prolonged victory lap.

Israel has reopened two crossings in Gaza, while the key Rafah crossing will stay closed to the movement of people until further notice.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Steven Scheer CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli fire killed three people near a ceasefire line in Gaza on Monday, medics said, with U.S. envoys expected in Israel to try to push forward the fragile truce that faced its gravest test so far over the weekend.