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Trump's executive order said the ICC's recent actions "set a dangerous precedent" that endangered Americans by exposing them to "harassment, abuse and possible arrest"

The list of the three people intended for release, sent to Israel on Friday, includes 54-year-old Israeli-French citizen Ofer Calderon, 65-year-old Israeli-American citizen Keith Siegel, and 35-year-old Israeli civilian Yarden Bibas.

This will be third such release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month

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

The call was Rubio's first with Israel since the administration of Republican President Donald Trump took office on Monday.

In Tel Aviv, thousands of people gathered to watch the news on large screens erupted in cheers

The Prime Minister cautioned Hamas to follow the rules of the deal.

The initial release prioritises women, children, elderly individuals, and those who are ill or injured.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there were still several unresolved clauses, which he hoped would be finalised on Wednesday evening.

Reflecting on the challenging path to this agreement, US President Joe Biden remarked that this was one of the toughest negotiations he has ever experienced.

Trump, in a series of posts on his Truth Social platform, expressed his excitement and claimed credit for the agreement, asserting that the deal would not have been possible without his administration's leadership.

Biden said that Israel would release Palestinian prisoners in return.

The cause of the explosion, which led to the collapse of the building, was not immediately clear, and the Israeli military said the incident was still under investigation, Xinhua news agency reported.

At least eight people killed in the strike on Musa bin Nusair school in Gaza City's Daraj al-Tuffah neighbourhood, which was sheltering displaced people

In another incident, Palestinian killed by an Israeli drone in the Khirbet al-Adas area, north of the city

Six more killed in bombing on the house of the Al-Zaytouniya family near the Al-Tabi'in School in the Al-Daraj neighborhood, east of Gaza City

Airstrikes on southern Lebanon killed 25 people, including nine in the village of Maarakeh, three in the village of Ain Baal

Israeli military issues evacuation notice for the site, saying there were Hezbollah facilities there, without giving more details

Gaza government media office condemns the strikes, describing them as the "deliberate targeting of civilians, including children and women

Claims Jaafar Khader Faour was responsible for initiating Hezbollah's first firing order on October 8 last year