Two of the United States' top envoys to the Middle East met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday after weekend violence threatened to wreck a fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza.

The sit-down came as Israel reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing into Gaza for aid shipments, a security official and a humanitarian source said, after the entry point was closed briefly on Sunday following the killing of two Israeli soldiers.

In response, Israel carried out dozens of strikes targeting Hamas across Gaza -- using 153 tonnes of bombs, according to Netanyahu -- and accused the militant group of "a blatant violation" of the truce, an accusation it denied.

Both sides insisted that they remained committed to the ceasefire and US President Donald Trump, who helped broker the deal

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