Meanwhile, Trump’s buddy in corruption and autocracy, Benjamin Netanyahu, got a “waiver for foreign military financing,” as did Egypt. NBC News suggests both waivers have a legit foreign policy purpose because those two countries are “among the top recipients of U.S. foreign aid.”

Tens of thousands of Palestinians waited to return to their homes in northern Gaza, voicing frustration after Israel refused to open crossing points.

Hamas releases four female Israeli soldiers and Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners, as the ceasefire agreement brokered by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar holds into its second week.