Since Israel broke an earlier ceasefire agreement in mid-March, which led to an 11-week halt of all humanitarian aid entering Gaza, international aid organizations say the Israeli government has been allowing a small amount of aid into Gaza.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held in Gaza for a third day on Sunday ahead of the expected release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners and an address by U.S. President Donald Trump to Israel's parliament.

Preparations are underway for aid to enter Gaza and for the release of hostages under a new ceasefire deal. The truce has brought cautious calm to the area.

Thousands of Palestinians began returning to their homes across Gaza on Saturday amid a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

Aid groups say they are cautiously optimistic that an Israel-Hamas ceasefire will result in open borders to flood aid into Gaza.

Israel’s Cabinet early Friday approved President Donald Trump’s plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all the remaining hostages held by Hamas, a key step toward ending the war.

The Israeli military’s announcement of a pause in fighting brought a mass movement of people heading home to Gaza City and its surroundings.

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to their Gaza neighborhoods Saturday, as bulldozers clawed through the wreckage of war and a ceasefire held.

The ceasefire marks a key step toward ending a ruinous two-year war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians, reduced much of Gaza to rubble, destabilized the Middle East, and left dozens of hostages, living and dead, in the territory.