President Trump raised expectations last week when he told reporters in the Oval Office that there could be a ceasefire agreement within the next week.

Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate from parts of northern Gaza ahead of increased military action, as US President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire deal.People in neighbourhoods across Gaza City and Jabalia have been told to move south towards the coastal area of al-Mawasi as Israeli military operations "intensify and expand westward".

The US president urges a truce, as Israel orders a mass evacuation of Palestinians in large swathes of northern Gaza.