In an interview with TIME, Trump says this regional reset would be impossible without one essential ingredient: himself

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that moves by Israel's parliament toward the annexation of the West Bank could threaten President Donald Trump's plan to end the war in Gaza, which has yielded a shaky ceasefire so far.

A collective funeral ceremony was held Wednesday in Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza, for 54 unidentified Palestinians whose bodies were returned from Israel, the Palestinian Civil Defense (PCD) reported.

The group still commands thousands of fighters, but the war has taken a toll on its weapons supplies, and its political future is uncertain.

Before boarding a plane for Israel, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that U.N. backing was a potential next step to deploying an international stabilization force to the war-torn enclave.

President Donald Trump participated in a phone interview with TIME at the White House on Oct. 15. Over the course of the interview, Trump discussed in detail how the ceasefire in Gaza came together and his view on where the region goes from here. Here's what Trump told TIME Senior Political Correspondent Eric Cortellessa.

Trump sends a flurry of top officials and aides to Israel - led by his vice president - to make sure a Gaza ceasefire moves on to challenging second phase.

European Union leaders are seeking a more active role in Gaza and the occupied West Bank after being sidelined from a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.