Displaced shelter in ‘unsafe’ Gaza buildings

• Israel declares Egypt border area closed military zone
• US circulates draft UN resolution for Trump's Gaza plan
• Iran's FM praises 'accurate' attacks on Israel during war

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) yesterday warned that most of its facilities in Gaza City have "sustained heavy damage" from two years of Israeli attacks.

Many other facilities that Palestinians are taking shelter in across the Strip are also severely damaged and "unsafe", according to UNRWA. "Returning families also face the risk of unexploded ordnance," it warned.

The Norwegian Refugee Council said only 100 aid trucks are entering Gaza daily through the UN system as the NGO and other humanitarian organisations are "effectively barred" from bringing in desperately needed assistance.

Shaina Low, communication adviser for the council, said even basic tents are a rare commodity for hundreds of thousands of displaced people. "Many people do not even have tents," she told Al Jazeera. "The people who have tents in Gaza are the ones who are lucky."

Meanwhile, Israeli army said yesterday it killed two Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip after they allegedly crossed the 'yellow line' into Israeli-held territory, despite a US-brokered ceasefire.

The "yellow line" is the first withdrawal line outlined in the initial phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, which took effect on October 10. It separates areas still under Israeli military control in the east from those where Palestinians are permitted to move in the west.

The United States on Wednesday presented a draft UN Security Council resolution to partner nations aimed at bolstering President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan, including by greenlighting an international security force, Washington's mission said.

US Ambassador Mike Waltz shared the draft with the 10 elected members of the Security Council and several regional partners -- Egypt, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Turkey -- a spokesperson for the US mission said in a statement. No date has been set to vote on the draft, reports AFP.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz yesterday said he instructed the army to turn the area at the border with Egypt into a closed military zone to combat weapons smuggling via drones. Israel and Egypt share a border that spans approximately 200 kilometres (124 miles).

In a separate development, Iran's foreign minister has struck a triumphant note on its 12-day war with Israel, saying "the enemy" quickly agreed to an unconditional ceasefire because of Tehran's missile barrage.

"Their goal in starting the war was surprise and sudden strikes, and they thought Iran would raise its hands in surrender within two to three days," Abbas Araghchi said.

The creation of the international force in Gaza was one part of the agreement that led to the fragile October 10 ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, following two years of devastating violence.

Under the terms of the deal, troops would be drawn from mostly Arab and Muslim countries and deployed to Gaza to oversee security as the Israeli army withdraws.

"The parties have seized this historic opportunity to finally end decades of bloodshed and make the President's vision of lasting peace in the Middle East a reality," the US spokesperson added.