It comes about 10 months after a US-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect in October 2025. Israel has continued to carry out strikes in Gaza since then, while accusing Hamas of breaching the agreement by rearming, recruiting fighters and rebuilding tunnels.

The so-called ceasefire in Gaza was a cynical ruse to secure Israeli captives while giving Israel free rein to starve, murder and assassinate Palestinians at will.

Thousands of wounded people are still prevented from travelling for treatment outside Gaza.

When Donald Trump unveiled his latest peace proposal, arriving in Sharm el-Sheikh to mark the ceasefire between the Hamas and Israel, he declared it to be "the first real peace in the Middle East in 3,000 years," even hinting that a Nobel Peace Prize might be in the offing.

Israeli forces killed at least six Palestinians while they were returning to their homes yesterday, said Gaza’s civil defence agency, in the first major violation since the US-brokered ceasefire began.

Qatar, which helped broker the deal along with Egypt, the United States and Turkey, said the deal was the "first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement

In its response to the Trump plan, Hamas had insisted it should have a say in the territory's future

Only country to veto among 15-member council

Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza

Israel on Tuesday launched its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January 19 ceasefire

"Every death would have and could have been avoided had Hamas accepted the 'bridge' proposal that SE Witkoff offered last Wednesday," says a State Department spokesperson

A ceasefire must be reinstated immediately, Muhannad Hadi said in a statement

The White House confirmed that Israel consulted US President Donald Trump's administration before launching the wave of strikes

A senior Hamas official said Tuesday fresh talks had begun in Doha, with Israel also sending negotiators.

Hamas said there were "positive indicators" for the start of the ceasefire's second-phase talks but did not elaborate.

The first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian fighter group Hamas was set to expire over the weekend, without any certainty as to the second phase.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel had received the coffins of "four fallen hostages"

The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed they had received the coffins of "four fallen hostages", and a process to formally identify them had started in Israel.

The ceasefire has largely halted the Israel-Hamas war sparked by the October 7, 2023 attack, and has seen 25 hostages released so far in exchange for hundreds of prisoners.

The first phase of the Gaza truce is due to expire in early March