Virtually the entire population of more than 2 million people are confined to around a third of Gaza's territory, mostly in makeshift tents and damaged buildings.

The emergence of a Palestinian technocratic governing committee alongside Trump’s US-backed Board of Peace has triggered sharp Israeli backlash, exposing cabinet rifts and deep unease. Israel’s concern over Gaza’s postwar trajectory has intensified with the emergence of two frameworks that many Israeli political leaders now view as interconnected and deeply problematic.

Sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF strikes -- continue despite the Gaza ceasefire.

There’s going to be a new normal,’ the progressive Israel advocacy group told JI, as it endorses candidates who call Israel’s actions in Gaza a genocide

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement that the Gaza executive committee was "not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy."

Israel’s government is objecting to a White House announcement about leaders overseeing the next steps in Gaza as the ceasefire enters its challenging second phase.

IDF troops located a cache of weapons in a tunnel shaft during mop-up operations on the Israeli side of the Gaza ceasefire line in the Strip’s south, the military says. The IDF says soldiers of the 188th Armored Brigade and elite Yahalom combat engineering unit found firearms, RPGs and other military equipment in the shaft.