Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, who claims to have made a breakthrough in talks - Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected pleas by Donald Trump's Gaza peace envoy to stop bombing the enclave.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced what he described as a historic agreement to secure the disarmament of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza – months after he first announced a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.

Israeli troops occupied, depopulated two thirds of the enclave, leaving nearly all its more than 2 million residents confined to a tiny strip of land.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened more strikes on Iran as the United States presses for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Hours later on Saturday, Kuwait said it responded to a new round of drone attacks from Iran while a tanker was struck in the strategic waterway.