Israel is back to hunting Hamas in Gaza….
Thge Trump admin seems to be busy with the Ukraine as ‘talks’ drag on and the Hamas satus remains up in the air…
Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Gaza near the line demarcating areas of Israeli control on Monday, underlining the struggle to broaden a fragile ceasefiredeal approved over six weeks ago to global acclaim.
Palestinian medics said Monday’s incidents involved an Israeli drone firing a missile at a group of people east of Khan Younis, killing two and wounding another, and a tank shell killing a person on the eastern side of Gaza City.
Israel’s military said it had fired after identifying what it called “terrorists” crossing what is known as the yellow line and approaching its troops, posing an immediate threat to them…
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Both sides have, since the deal, accused each other of deadly breaches of existing commitments in the agreement and of pushing back against later steps required by U.S. President Donald Trump‘s 20-point peace plan for Gaza.
The Gaza Health Ministry said on Monday that at least 342 Palestinians had been killed by Israeli fire since the start of the truce on October 10. Israel says three of its soldiers have been killed by militant gunfire in the same period.
Last week, the United Nations Security Council gave formal backing to Trump’s plan, which calls for an interim technocratic Palestinian government in Gaza, overseen by an international “board of peace” and backed by an international security force….
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NEGOTIATIONS
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who helped the U.S. develop the plan and who Trump has said may join the board of peace, met the PA’s deputy leader Hussein al-Sheikh in the West Bank on Sunday.
Sheikh said in a social media post they had discussed developments following the Security Council resolution and requirements for Palestinian self-determination.
A Hamas delegation in Cairo, led by its exiled chief Khalil al-Hayya, held talks with Egyptian officials on exploring the next phase of the ceasefire, according to Hazem Qassem, a Hamas spokesperson in Gaza.
Qassem acknowledged that the path to the second phase of the ceasefire was complex and said the Islamist group had told Egypt, a mediator in the conflict, that Israeli violations were undermining the agreement….
Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to end operations
The controversial U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation will end its operations, the organization said in a statement to journalists Monday.
GHF began operating in May 2025 after Israel lifted an 11-week total humanitarian aid blockade on Gaza.
GHF has not been operating since the start of the ceasefire, but the organization officially announced it would be closing its operations on Monday….
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