Senate Democrats voted unanimously to block a Republican-led bill Monday evening that would prohibit federally funded schools’ athletic programs from allowing transgender athletes from participating in women's sports.

The House passed a similar Republican-led measure in January and President Trump signed an executive order on the issue last month.

The Senate failed to get the 60 votes needed to advance legislation banning transgender athletes from competing in female sports.

Israel blocked aid trucks into Gaza as a cease-fire standoff has escalated, with Hamas calling on other mediators to intervene.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Sunday said the country had imposed a blockade on all humanitarian aid heading into the Gaza Strip.

Israel will stop the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza to pressure Palestinian militant group Hamas into accepting a temporary extension of the ceasefire agreement, officials said on Sunday, a day after the initial phase of the truce expired.