U.S. President Donald Trump, whose administration brokered the deal, made a whirlwind visit to the region, first to Israel where he addressed the parliament to repeated applause. He landed Monday afternoon in Egypt for the “Summit of Peace” where world leaders are to discuss the ceasefire plan.

Abdel Fattah el-Sissi also reiterated his call for a two-state solution, saying the Palestinians have the right to an independent state alongside Israel.

Israel and Hamas are preparing for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday as hopes are rising for a possible ceasefire in Gaza.

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani expressed hope the truce would be "sustainable and the beginning of a radical solution to this problem."

It comes as Israel waits for Hamas to release the hostages ahead of Monday's deadline, PM Netanyahu says "tomorrow is the beginning of a new path".

The Vatican marked the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks by condemning the “inhuman massacre” of innocent people in Israel and calling for the return of hostages. But it also said Israel’s razing of Gaza is itself a disproportionate massacre, and called on countries to stop supplying Israel weapons to wage the war.

Israel-Hamas live updates: Families wait for hostage release as aid agencies prepare to deliver relief Fuel, medical supplies and other critical materials have started flowing into Gaza, U.N. officials say, while thousands are returning to Gaza City to assess the damage to their homes.

US President Donald Trump is participating in a “peace summit” in Egypt after hailing the “historic dawn of a new Middle East” amid the release of the last 20 living Israeli hostages from Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners from Israel’s jails.