US President Donald Trump said Monday he was “not confident” the Gaza ceasefire would last, despite claiming credit for brokering the agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot - between a new U.S. president promising peace and far-right allies who want war to resume.

Aid trucks are getting into Gaza as part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, but President Donald Trump expressed doubt the ceasefire will hold while signing executive orders Monday night.

There’s nothing from the White House yet, but the incoming President of the United States says a peace deal has been reached in the Middle East today. As rumors broke out that Israel and Hamas had come to a ceasefire deal that will see hostages held since October 7,

US President Trump attributes the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to his efforts and expresses intentions to visit the Middle East eventually. Trump's Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, plans to travel to Gaza to monitor the implementation of the hostage deal.

President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza after the White House brought Trump’s Middle East envoy into negotiations that have dragged on for months.

Analysts say the fragility of the truce agreement and escalating violence in the West Bank threaten US efforts to normalise Arab-Israel ties.