Hamas vowed not to disarm after confirming the deaths of five of its senior leaders, complicating President Donald Trump’s peace plan. In a statement, Hamas’s Izz ad-Din al Qassam Brigades announced the deaths of five prominent leaders,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration that the Rafah crossing in Gaza would not reopen until Hamas had handed over the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage still in the strip, according to a report by KAN, Israel's public broadcaster.

President Donald Trump said “there has to be a disarming of Hamas” as he met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a crucial meeting as the U.S. looks to shore up the ceasefire in Gaza

The Associated Press reported that Trump and Netanyahu's Monday meeting comes after U.S. Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met in Florida with officials from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, which have been mediating the ceasefire.