US envoys have met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aiming to corral Israel and Hamas to get the Gaza ceasefire plan back on track after an explosion of violence over the weekend that threatened to derail the week-old truce, Reuters reports.

With even the first stages of the truce shaken by repeated flashes of violence, it is far from clear whether the US will be able to keep pressure on the two sides and maintain momentum to end the conflict.

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