Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country has rejected the latest US-backed peace plan for Gaza, demanding the full disarmament of Hamas before any Israeli forces withdraw.
The comments come more than a week after Trump announced a breakthrough in negotiations, with his Board of Peace (BoP) issuing a new 15-point plan aimed at securing lasting peace in the territory
Israel has since seized additional Palestinian territory and now controls more than 60 percent of the enclave, with Netanyahu even saying that the aim is to increase to around 70 percent.
The announcement that Hamas has agreed to a roadmap for its disarmament can now shift that dynamic, yet it is unlikely things will change on the ground anytime soon.
âThe last thing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants going into Octoberâs elections is US pressure to withdraw from Gaza, and itâs likely he will foot-drag any further negotiations as much as possible,â Norman said.
Hamas official Ghazi Hamad has told Al Jazeera that the group âmade concessions for the sake of our Palestinian peopleâ.
âOur primary objective is to protect our people in the Gaza Strip from the ongoing hostile measures and criminal plans pursued by the Israeli occupation,â he said.
âThe agreement is a package,â Hamad said. âWe will not begin any weapons-related steps until Israel implements these commitments. Frankly, if Israel does not implement them, we will not proceed.â
Hamad said Israel must first cease fire, stop all targeted killings in Gaza, withdraw its troops to the Yellow Line and allow for a surge of humanitarian aid consistent with the October ceasefire agreement. The National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG), a Palestinian technocratic committee appointed by the Board of Peace, must also enter Gaza and take over governance of the strip.
The NCAG will assume control of weapons belonging to Hamasâs police force in Gaza, Hamad said.
The agreement concludes months of intensive, good faith negotiations to advance President Donald J. Trump‘s vision for establishing new governance, security, humanitarian relief, reconstruction, and economic recovery in Gaza as set out in the Comprehensive Peace Plan and U.N. Security Council Resolution 2803.
The Roadmap represents a historic breakthrough. For the first time, Hamas officially has committed to an actionable plan for relinquishing all its weapons, which will be followed by Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
The committee of technocrats, which is based in Cairo, is chaired by Ali Shaath, a Gaza-born engineer and former official with the Palestinian Authority. It has a mandate to restore essential services and oversee civilian affairs under the supervision of the U.N. and the Board of Peace.
The Palestinian group Hamas has announced the dissolution of the body that has governed Gaza for nearly two decades, paving the way for a technocratic committee to implement civilian rule in the war-ravaged, besieged territory.
The move on Monday marks a significant political shift by Hamas, which has governed Gaza since its fighters seized control from rival Palestinian movement Fatah in 2007 after Hamas won legislative elections the previous year.
âAt this point, we are fully in control of 60 percent of the territory of the Gaza Strip,â Netanyahu said during a conference hosted by the pre-military Ein Prat leadership academy.
âMy directive is to get to⊠70 percent,â he added.
When audience members shouted in support of full Israeli control over Gaza, Netanyahu replied: âWeâre going in order. First 70 percent⊠weâll start with that.â
(May 25, 2026)
As part of the October 2025 deal, Israeli troops withdrew to the âyellow lineâ that runs roughly parallel to Gazaâs coastline and cuts off large chunks of territory at the northern and southern ends of the enclave, giving Israel control of 53% of the Gaza Strip. Since then, they have encroached further west and now effectively control over 60% of the territory.
In the shattered neighbourhoods of Khan Younis and Deir el-Balah in the Gaza Strip, the roar of Israeli drones and the concussive thud of controlled demolitions are daily reminders that the war has never really ended.
Despite a âceasefireâ in place since October, families continue to pull bodies from the rubble. According to local medical sources, 828 Palestinians have been killed since the âtruceâ began. Now, families in Gaza are bracing for a renewed offensive as Israeli officials threaten to tear up the fragile agreement to force a surrender.
(May 1, 2026)
A U.S. military-run body near Gaza that critics say failed in its mission to monitor the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and boost aid flows to besieged Palestinians is set to be shut by the Trump administration, sources âfamiliar with the matter told Reuters.
The closing of the Civil-Military Coordination Centre in Israel would mark the latest blow to President Donald Trump‘s Gaza plan, already undermined by repeated Israeli attacks since âthe October truce and a refusal by Hamas to lay down its arms.
(April 20, 2026)
Thirteen-year-old Mona describes how she survived a double airstrike that killed her mother, sister and brother, destroyed her family home, and left her with life-changing injuries. âWe were sitting on the sixth floor when they struck the seventh â my uncleâs apartment. My uncleâs wife was screaming, âMy children! My children are gone!â As I rushed to help her, they fired the second shell. Thatâs when my mother and my siblings were killed and my leg was amputatedâ, says Mona.
âThe shell hit them directly. Their bodies werenât whole â they were in piecesâ, says Mona. Monaâs mother and sister are among more than 38,000 women and girls killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025, representing on average at least 47 women and girls killed every day.
In the immediate aftermath, Monaâs father was forced to tell her what had happened to the rest of her family. âAt that moment, I felt nothing â I went completely numbâ, says Mona.
Local health authorities reported that hospitals in the war-ridden territory received two fatalities and 11 injuries over the past 24 hours.
According to the sources, the total number of fatalities since the start of the current ceasefire on October 11, 2025, has reached 811, while injuries have risen to 2,278. In addition, 761 bodies have been recovered from under the rubble.
At least five people, including three children, were among those killed in an Israeli air strike targeting a group of citizens near the Al-Qassam Mosque in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.
Gaza, April 20, 2026 (WAFA) â Medical sources in the Gaza Strip announced today that the death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, has risen to 72,553 while 172,296 others were wounded.
The sources also announced that two people were killed and 22 others were injured in the past 24 hours as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip.
They explained that a number of victims remain under the rubble and in the streets, as ambulance and civil defense teams have been unable to reach them so far.
They indicated that since the ceasefire on October 11, the total number of slain people has reached 777, while the number of injuries has reached 2,193, in addition to 761 cases of body recovery.
The Gaza Health Ministry has reported over 72,345 Palestinian deaths amid ongoing conflict, while Polymarketâs Netanyahu exit by June 30 contract sits at 5.5% YES, down from 8% a week ago.
The death toll figure adds pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu as the fragile ceasefire continues to face violations. The June 30 market is at 5.5% YES. The April 30 market is at 0.8% YES, showing deep skepticism about immediate political fallout.
WASHINGTON, D.C.â CODEPINK and the DC Against Trump Agenda Coalition announced plans to âwelcome backâ members of Congress on April 14, coinciding with Congress‘s return from recess, to demand an immediate end to the U.S. war on Iran.
The demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday, April 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. at the intersection of Independence Avenue SE and New Jersey Avenue SE in Washington, D.C. After the âwelcomeâ reception, participants will flood the halls of Congress with the demands for peace. Activists will have banners that read, âNo War on Iranâ, âLet Cuba Liveâ, âStop Arming Israelâ, âFund Communities Not Warâ with Palestinian, Cuban, and Lebanese flags.
âCongress has been in recess while the war rages on. Itâs shameful but unsurprising,â explained CODEPINKâs Olivia DiNucci.
Israeli drones and fire from a military vehicle killed at least 10 people in an area close to the Maghazi camp in Gaza, according to reports by Al Jazeera from a source in Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.
A UN staff member was also shot and killed by Israeli forces and injured three others.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) employees were travelling in a vehicle in southern Gaza when Israeli soldiers opened fire on them.
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The death toll of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza has reached 72,285, with another 172,028 wounded in attacks since 7 October 2023, Wafa news agency is reporting, citing health officials.
The update comes after at least five Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours in two separate strikes across the territory.
GAZA, February 15, 2026 (WAFA) â The death toll from the Israeli occupation‘s aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 72,061, with 171,715 people injured since the start of the offensive in October 2023, medical sources said on Sunday.
According to the sources, 10 bodies and nine injured individuals were brought to hospitals across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. A number of victims remain trapped under the rubble and in the streets, as ambulance and civil defense crews are still unable to reach them.
The same sources indicated that since the ceasefire agreement came into effect on October 11 last year, the death toll has risen to 601, with 1,607 injuries reported. A total of 726 bodies have also been recovered during this period.
The Israeli killings on Sunday mark the latest violation of a US-brokered âceasefireâ that came into effect on October 10.
Hospital sources told Al Jazeera that Israeli forces targeted tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, killing at least five people.
They said Israeli attacks also killed five others in southern Khan Younis.
With UN assessments indicating that removing debris alone could last until 2032 and a full reconstruction of Gaza stretching to 2040, the âwaitâ becomes a policy of displacement.
âTime decomposes societies,â Jabareen said.
He said Israel is betting on ârational emigrationâ â after living for years in tents, Palestinians will leave, not because they were forced by tanks, but because they were exhausted by fears over their future.
Following many months of unsuccessful engagement with Israeli authorities, and in the absence of securing assurances to ensure the safety of our staff or the independent management of our operations, MĂ©decins Sans FrontiĂšres (MSF) has concluded that it will not share a list of its Palestinian and international staff with Israeli authorities in the current circumstances.
In March 2025, Israeli authorities announced that organisations seeking registration would be required to provide personal information about their staff. From the outset, MSF raised serious concerns about this request in a context where medical and humanitarian workers have been intimidated, arbitrarily detained, and attacked. Since October 2023, 1,700 health staff have been killed, as well as 15 MSF colleagues. On 30 December, Israeli authorities announced that MSF‘s previous registration had lapsed and was therefore expected to cease operations within 60 days.