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Israel-Gaza ceasefire latest: Trump not confident truce deal will hold as Palestinians return to their homes

Donald Trump has said he is “not confident” that the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will hold.

On his first day in office yesterday, the newly-inaugurated US President told reporters the militant group is weakened, but: “I’m not confident. That’s not our war. It’s their war.”

He said his administration “might” help rebuild Gaza, which he compared to a “massive demolition site”, but then went on to describe as having strong real estate potential.

Trump also rescinded Biden-era executive orders that sanctioned far-right Israeli settlers for undermining peace in the territory.

Meanwhile, shocked Palestinians have begun returning to what is left of their homes in Gaza, with a search underway for the 10,000 bodies believed by the Palestinian Emergency Services to still be buried under rubble.

The devastated Strip continued to receive an influx of aid and goods on the second day of the truce, with 915 trucks crossing into the coastal enclave, according to the UN.

It comes as at least 12 people were treated for injuries after Israeli settlers attacked two occupied West Bank villages north of Jerusalem, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent.

Earlier, the relatives of the first three Israeli women freed from captivity in the Strip issued public statements, thanking those who made their release possible and pleading with the Israeli government to keep up the phased agreement that led to their loved ones’ release.

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