The International Olympic Committee criticized Indonesia after the country refused visas for Israeli gymnasts competing in the World Championships in Jakarta.

President Trump left Washington on Sunday afternoon, heading to Israel to meet with hostage families on Monday and then address the Knesset. He is then scheduled to travel to Egypt, where he and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will lead a summit to discuss the peace process in Gaza with more than 20 countries.

The release of Israeli hostages by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners by Israel on Monday came more than two years into the war that has resulted in thousands of deaths and a month after 250 U.S. lawmakers,

President Donald Trump said he’ll travel to Israel to be on hand for the release of hostages under the terms of a deal to end the war with Hamas, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet met late Thursday to sign off on the agreement.

President Trump will address the Knesset, Israel's parliament, and visit Egypt before returning for Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony.

Israel identified the body of a deceased hostage Sunday morning, after Hamas handed over two bodies of what the militant group said are deceased hostages to the Red Cross

Israeli forces have completed a pullback of troops from Gaza on Friday after Israel's Cabinet approved a plan for a ceasefire aimed at ending the devastating two-year war.

The official tells Axios that Trump called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the latter was meeting with advisers on the Hamas refusal to return more bodies, and the Israeli premier told the US president of concerns over the issue. The Israeli official tells Axios that Trump said he was working on the matter.