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The U.N. Security Council approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas terrorists in Gaza.

The U.N. World Food Program has “paused” distribution of humanitarian aid from an American-built pier off Gaza, due to safety concerns.

The secretary of state met Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his latest trip to the Middle East.

For Israel, it was the most successful operation of the eight-month war, bringing nationwide elation.

Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, announced his resignation Sunday, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of mismanaging the war effort.

The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach, and food and other supplies has begun to flow.

The four captives rescued by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip had been abducted from a desert rave near the border during the Oct.7 Hamas-led terrorist attack.

Israel on Saturday carried out its largest hostage rescue operation since the latest war with Hamas terrorists began, taking four to safety out of central Gaza.

Although the deal has been described as an Israeli initiative, some members of Netanyahu’s coalition government are strongly opposed to it.