Gaza's Hamas authorities said more than 300,000 people, or almost half of those displaced from the north during the war, had crossed into Gaza City and the north edge of the enclave.

Palestinians are streaming into northern Gaza and returning to what's left of their homes as the ceasefire holds. UNICEF spokesman Jonathan Crickx joins Chris Jansing from Rafah to describe the scope of the humanitarian effort and the challenges they are facing.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into the most heavily destroyed part of the Gaza Strip on Monday as Israel lifted its closure of the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

The president expanded on a controversial idea that was rejected by the Arab states and would represent a significant shift in U.S. policy.

Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians began returning home to northern Gaza on Monday, bracing for what awaits them in a region that has been reduced to rubble by months of brutal bombardment and fighting.

President Donald Trump says he is talking with Egypt and Jordan to move Palestinians out of Gaza and "clean out" the territory.

Israel on Monday began permitting thousands of Palestinians to return to the devastated northern Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. The move comes as part of a fragile ceasefire agreement currently in place.

Israel allowed displaced Gazans to begin crossing a military zone that bisects the enclave after a deadlock over hostage releases was broken.

The announcement came as the United States pressures Israel and Hamas to continue a ceasefire that has paused a devastating 15-month war in Gaza.

The Israeli prime minister will be the first foreign leader to visit Washington in Mr Trump’s second term in office.

Trump and his foreign policy team have their work cut out for them after four years of doormat diplomacy practiced by Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and national security adviser Jake Sullivan.