Already, the fragile deal has come under considerable stress, and it could collapse in the weeks to come. Yet for the time being, the fighting has stopped in both Gaza and Lebanon, and hostages have begun to come home.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States will take over and own the Gaza Strip, adding that "the same people" should not be in charge of rebuilding and occupying the land. (Reporting by Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt;

In a rare move of disunity with the United States, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia released a statement in response to Trump's stated plan to take over the Gaza Strip by proclaiming it would not recognize Israel without the recognition of a separate Palestinian state,