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Trump wants to see Gaza ceasefire hold

The administration of US President Donald Trump is sending the message that the ceasefire is back on and they are committed to making sure that it sticks.

A US source told Al Jazeera they do believe that Hamas was responsible for the attack that left that Israeli soldier dead. They said they believe Israel’s response was limited and targeted, and it has stopped now. They said the ceasefire is back in effect.

The source said they have eyes and ears on the ground in the area, but they’re going to be sending senior officials back to the region because this is a priority for Trump. He wants to see not only the Gaza ceasefire hold, but he wants to see a broader Middle East peace.

109 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past 12 hours, including 52 children, 23 women, four elderly persons, and seven people with disabilities. That's limited and targeted according to the US government. And that's not the final toll yet, still critically wounded people fighting for their life with no healthcare available.

Netanyahu tours US-led Gaza coordination centre in southern Israel

The Israeli prime minister has shared photos of a visit to the so-called Civil-Military Coordination Centre in Kiryat Gat, where US troops are overseeing Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan.

“We want to ensure that in the end, the goal that President Trump and I agreed on – of disarming Hamas and demilitarising Gaza – will be achieved,” Netanyahu said, according to one of the posts his office shared on social media.

Netanyahu’s tour of the site comes just hours after the Israeli military launched a series of attacks across Gaza that killed more than 100 Palestinians, including dozens of children.

Israel and its top ally, the US, have since said the Gaza ceasefire remains in place despite those deadly bombings.

It's not a ceasefire, it's still genocide. Trump only stepped up the propaganda machine to pretend there's a ceasefire.