Hamas has deployed hundreds of police and clashed with armed groups in Gaza in what the militant group says is an attempt to restore law and order in areas where Israeli troops have withdrawn for the U.

Unresolved issues — mainly over the exchange of the remains of hostages and prisoners — threaten to destabilize the fragile agreement.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated US President Donald Trump on securing a Gaza ceasefire deal at the opening of a working lunch at the White House, saying it could be the “momentum” to end the war in Ukraine.

Fighting has largely stopped in Gaza under U.S. President Donald Trump's plan, endorsed by mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. But further steps have been held up in part by Israel