Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians in strikes across the Gaza Strip, including in Deir el-Balah, Khan Younis, and Gaza City. These attacks occurred despite a recently published US-backed roadmap for implementing last year's Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians in strikes across the Gaza Strip, including in Deir el-Balah and Gaza City. This occurred two days after the US President's Board of Peace published a roadmap for a ceasefire agreement, which Hamas and an Israeli official have differing views on.
President Trump announced a "historic" deal for Hamas's complete disarmament, brokered by his Board of Peace with mediators Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar. However, a senior Hamas official disputed the terms, stating Israel must first withdraw from parts of Gaza, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement called the deal "inaccurate."
US President Trump announced a Hamas disarmament agreement in Gaza, but Israel has met the deal's terms for withdrawal and transfer of power to a Palestinian administration with strong opposition, citing security concerns and internal political pressures ahead of upcoming elections.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar stated that Gaza's offer to transfer power to a technocratic committee is a ploy by Hamas to avoid disarmament, aiming to replicate the Hezbollah model where Hamas retains military dominance.
Nickolay Mladenov warned the UN Security Council that Gaza's deteriorating status quo risks becoming permanent. He presented a roadmap for Israel and Hamas to implement a ceasefire, urging the UNSC to press Hamas to disarm and Israel to uphold its commitments.
