A deadline to begin talks on extending Gaza’s ceasefire arrived Monday with the Israeli prime minister in Washington, silence from his office about when a negotiating team might engage with Hamas, and considerable uncertainty about what the next stage of the fragile truce will look like.

Israel's prime minister says by working together, they can "strengthen security, broaden the circle of peace and achieve a remarkable era of peace through strength".

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Trump at the White House this week. The visit comes as the family of one of the Israeli hostages released by Hamas said they hope to keep the pressure on Netanyahu to see the Gaza ceasefire deal through.