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More than 350 rabbis and prominent Jewish artists, including actor Joaquin Phoenix, playwright Tony Kushner, and comedian Ilana Glazer, have denounced US President Donald Trump’s plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza.

The group issued their statement in a full-page ad in The New York Times on Thursday, titled "Jewish People Say No to Ethnic Cleansing!"

Their protest follows Trump’s recent announcement alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in which he proposed turning Gaza into a beach resort while barring displaced Palestinians from returning.

As Jews for Shared Safety, we know our history demands that we take a stand against ethnic cleansing—wherever it happens. Trump wants to erase Palestinians from Gaza. We must be louder than ever.

350+ rabbis & Jewish figures are taking a stand in a historic NYT ad rejecting his…

— IfNotNow🔥✡️ (@IfNotNowOrg)

Phase 1: The first phase began on 19 January, with Hamas expected to release 33 Israeli captives in exchange for nearly 1,900 Palestinian prisoners. Prisoner exchanges have taken place every Saturday, with two more scheduled. As part of the agreement, Israel is required to allow 600 aid trucks into Gaza daily, though this target has yet to be met.

Phase 2: Set to begin on 1 March, this stage includes the release of the remaining captives in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners. Israeli forces are also expected to fully withdraw from Gaza, and a permanent ceasefire is to be implemented.

Phase 3: The final phase focuses on the return of the bodies of captives who died in captivity. Attention will then shift to the reconstruction of Gaza.

Denmark has pledged an additional 10.2 million kroner ($1.4m) to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and will immediately disburse its annual contribution of 105 million kroner ($14.7m) rather than spreading it throughout the year.

In a statement, the Danish government said the extra funding would support UNRWA’s internal reform process and its humanitarian efforts.

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen described the increased contribution as a demonstration of Denmark’s commitment to the agency’s work.

Israeli authorities are expecting to receive a list on Friday naming three captives due to be released by Hamas on Saturday, according to the Israeli public broadcaster Kan.

Earlier today, Hamas confirmed that it would proceed with the release of Israeli captives as planned after mediators Egypt and Qatar pledged to resolve obstacles to implementing a Gaza ceasefire agreement.

However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stated that no agreement had been reached with Hamas regarding a prisoner and captive exchange on Saturday.

Citing unnamed government sources, Kan reported that discussions with Hamas are ongoing regarding the agreement’s implementation.

More than two-thirds of House Democrats have urged President Donald Trump to withdraw his remarks suggesting a US “takeover” of the Gaza Strip, describing the proposal as “morally indefensible,” according to a report by Axios.

Citing a letter signed by 145 of the 215 Democratic representatives, Axios reported that lawmakers warned the proposal would not only be morally indefensible but also damage the US’s global reputation, endanger American troops, and exacerbate terrorism.

The letter was spearheaded by Representatives Sean Casten of Illinois and Brad Sherman of California.

"We are alarmed that an American president would advocate for the forcible removal and permanent displacement of two million people," the letter stated.

The lawmakers further cautioned that Trump’s comments could undermine the United States' ability to collaborate with Arab partners on Gaza’s reconstruction and efforts to achieve a peaceful resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday the United States was eager to hear new proposals by Arab states on Gaza, after President Donald Trump's stunning plan to displace the territory's entire population.

Rubio, who leaves later Thursday on a trip that will take him to the Middle East, said he hoped to discuss ideas during his stops in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as well as Israel, after talks in Washington with Egypt and Jordan.

"Hopefully they're going to have a really good plan to present the president," Rubio said of Arab states.

"Right now the only plan -- they don't like it -- but the only plan is the Trump plan. So if they've got a better plan, now's the time to present it," he told the radio show of conservative hosts Clay Travis and Buck Sexton.

"All these countries say how much they care about the Palestinians, but none of them want to take any Palestinians. None of them have a history of doing anything for Gaza," Rubio said.

Jordan already hosts more than two million Palestinian refugees.

Diplomats say that Egypt is leading efforts to present an alternative to Trump within weeks.

The Egyptian proposal would involve training a new security force in Gaza and identifying local Palestinian leaders who would be in charge.

Rubio said he believed Arab states were "working in good faith," but a red line was that there should be no future role for Hamas.

"If the countries in the region can't figure that piece out, then Israel is going to have to do it, and then we're back to where we've been," he said.

Hezbollah supporters blocked the Beirut airport road and burned tyres on Thursday to protest a decision barring two Iranian planes from landing in the Lebanese capital, state media and an airport official said.

"Young men set tyres on fire in front of the airport entrance, raising banners supporting Hezbollah's former Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah," Lebanon's National News Agency said.

Some of the young men raised Hezbollah's yellow flag and held pictures of Nasrallah, killed in an Israeli strike in September, as well as Iran's slain Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani, footage by news agency AFP showed.

The Lebanese army had been deployed there, the NNA said, with videos online showing scuffles between angry protesters and soldiers.

An official at Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport told AFP that the Public Works and Transport ministry had asked the facility to inform Mahan Air that Lebanon could not welcome two of its Beirut-bound flights.

One flight was scheduled for Thursday and another for Friday, said the official who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters.

"The two flights were rescheduled to next week," he added, without saying why.

Earlier in the day, video footage circulated online showing a Lebanese man stranded at a Tehran airport calling on his peers to block the Beirut airport road.

"We have been waiting here since this morning. We are Lebanese... no one can control us," the man said, calling on Hezbollah-allied parliament speaker Nabih Berri to secure the return of Lebanese travellers.

Saeed Chalandri, CEO of Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport, said "today's flight to Beirut was scheduled... but the destination (country) did not issue the necessary permission," in an interview with Mehr news agency.

A day earlier, Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee said Iran's Quds Force and Hezbollah "have been exploiting... over the past few weeks the Beirut International Airport through civilian flights, to smuggle funds dedicated to arming" the group.

He added that the Israeli army was sending information to the committee tasked with ensuring ceasefire violations are identified and dealt with in order "to thwart" such attempts, though some had been successful.

Israel has repeatedly accused Hezbollah of using Lebanon's only airport to transfer weapons from Iran.

Hezbollah and Lebanese officials have denied the claims, with authorities reinforcing surveillance and inspections at the facility.

In January, an Iranian plane carrying a diplomatic delegation was subjected to inspection, sparking outrage from Hezbollah and its supporters and praise by its detractors.

Israel warned Thursday that Hamas must release three living hostages this weekend or face a resumption of the war in Gaza, after the Palestinian militant group said it was committed to the truce agreement.

Palestinian sources reported progress in efforts to salvage the ceasefire, which was plunged into crisis after Hamas said it would not release hostages on Saturday, citing Israeli violations.

Israel countered that if Hamas failed to free captives on schedule, it would resume military operations.

War raged for more than 15 months before the ceasefire took effect on January 19.

"We are keen to implement it (the ceasefire) and oblige the occupation to fully abide by it," Hamas spokesman Abdel Latif al-Qanou said, adding that mediators were pushing for Israel "to resume the exchange process on Saturday".

Hamas said it remained committed to carrying out the next exchange "according to the specified timetable".

Israel later insisted Hamas must release "three live hostages" on Saturday under the ceasefire framework.

"If those three are not released, if Hamas does not return our hostages, by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end," said government spokesman David Mencer.

Hamas has previously accused Israel of holding up the delivery of heavy machinery needed to clear war debris.

On Egypt's Rafah border crossing with Gaza, a row of bulldozers lined up waiting to enter the war-ravaged Palestinian territory on Thursday.

Egyptian state-linked media said heavy equipment and trucks carrying mobile homes were ready to enter, but Israel said later they would not be allowed to go in via the Rafah crossing.

The war damaged or destroyed around 69 percent of Gaza's buildings, according to the UN.

Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the United Nations' infrastructure agency (UNOPS), said Thursday following a visit to Gaza that he had seen not only "immense human suffering", despite the ceasefire, but also massive destruction "and an overwhelming volume of rubble."

A top Vatican official on Thursday rejected US President Donald Trump's proposal to move Palestinians from Gaza, saying "the Palestinian population must remain on its land".

"This is one of the fundamental points of the Holy See: no deportations," Secretary of State Pietro Parolin said on the sidelines of an Italy-Vatican meeting, according to the ANSA news agency.

Moving Palestinians out would cause regional tensions and "makes no sense" as neighbouring countries such as Jordan are opposed, he continued.

"The solution in our opinion is that of two states because this also means giving hope to the population," he said.

Trump has proposed taking over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and moving its more than two million residents to Jordan or Egypt. Experts say the idea would violate international law but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called it "revolutionary".

Pope Francis this week criticised Trump's plans for mass deportations of undocumented migrants in the United States -- drawing a sharp response.

In a letter to US bishops, the head of the Catholic Church called the deportations a "major crisis" and said sending back people who had fled their own countries in distress "damages the dignity" of the migrants.

Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, responded: "I wish he'd stick to the Catholic Church and fix that and leave border enforcement to us."

A humanitarian catastrophe continues in the Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire agreement that brought a "much-needed respite", the head of the United Nation's infrastructure agency warned on Thursday.

"In addition to immense human suffering, I also witnessed an unimaginable degree of the destruction of infrastructure and houses, and an overwhelming volume of rubble," Jorge Moreira da Silva, head of the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) said.

The UN deputy secretary-general cautioned it would take "years to remove" debris and rubble generated by the conflict and called for "unhindered and safe humanitarian access to provide relief for all" as well as "a permanent ceasefire and the release of all hostages without delay".

A fragile truce in Gaza, which came into effect on January 19, has come under increasing strain.

Much of Gaza -- including schools, hospitals and other civic infrastructure -- has been reduced to rubble by the withering Israeli military offensive following an unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7, 2023 which started 15 months of war.

On Tuesday, the United Nations said more than $53 billion will be required to rebuild Gaza and end the "humanitarian catastrophe" that has gripped the war-ravaged territory, including $20 billion in the first three years alone.

"UNOPS stands ready to support the implementation of this ceasefire deal and scale up the delivery of sustained humanitarian relief," Da Silva said.

Piles of shattered tarmac and twisted metal, churned up by bulldozers during an Israeli raid on a camp in the occupied West Bank, lined what was left of a devastated main street as inhabitants returned to their homes this week.

Above the wreckage, the upper floors of some buildings had been ripped open by excavators during the 11-day offensive in Faraa refugee camp, part of Israel's wider "Iron Wall" operation in the Palestinian territory.

Since January 21, the Israeli military has been conducting the major operation, saying it is targeting "terrorist infrastructure" in the northern West Bank areas of Jenin, Tubas and Tulkarem, where half a million Palestinians live.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas denounced the Israeli operation, calling it "ethnic cleansing" earlier in February.

The Palestinian health ministry said 70 people had been killed by Israel in the territory this year.

According to the United Nations, the operation has killed 39 Palestinians and displaced 40,000.

The military said on Wednesday that Iron Wall was still ongoing, and told news agency AFP that the Faraa operation was a part of it.

Lebanon's powerful parliament speaker Nabih Berri said on Thursday that Beirut rejected Israel's demand to remain in five locations in the south after the deadline for fully implementing a ceasefire deal next week.

The United States, a key mediator, "informed me that the Israeli occupation will withdraw from villages it still occupies on February 18, but it will remain in five points," Hezbollah ally Berri said in a statement.

"I informed them in my name and on behalf of President General Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Judge Nawaf Salam of our absolute rejection" of this proposal," the statement added.

Earlier, Berri had met with US ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson and US Major General Jasper Jeffers.

The American general co-chairs a five-party committee involving the United States, France, Lebanon, Israel and UN peacekeepers tasked with ensuring any ceasefire violations are identified and dealt with.

"I refused to discuss any extension to the deadline for (Israel's) withdrawal," Berri said.

"It is the responsibility of the Americans to enforce the withdrawal, otherwise they will have caused the greatest setback for the government".

Israeli occupation forces storm the town of Hizma, northeast of occupied Jerusalem.

— Quds News Network (@QudsNen)

Two Palestinians, including a child, were killed in the central Gaza Strip despite the ongoing ceasefire. 

Medical sources reported that one Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli snipers, with his body recovered from the Bureij refugee camp in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza.  

A child was also killed when an unexploded ordnance, left behind by Israeli forces, detonated in the Nuseirat refugee camp.  

These deaths occurred while the Gaza ceasefire, along with the prisoner swap agreement, has held since January 19, pausing Israel’s military actions in the area.  

Medical evacuations from Gaza remain significantly below the targets agreed upon in the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office.

Salama Maroof, the head of the media office, confirmed that in the 12 days since the Rafah crossing reopened for medical evacuations, only 452 patients and 620 companions have left Gaza. This average of 90 evacuees per day falls well short of the 150 per day stipulated in the ceasefire agreement.

Maroof also noted that roughly 15,000 patients still need to be evacuated for medical treatment. Dr. Mohammed Zaqout, the director general of Gaza’s hospitals, stated that Israel continues to prevent a significant number of patients from leaving the besieged enclave.

The United States has imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan, the Treasury Department announced.  

The move follows President Donald Trump’s executive order last week, which froze assets and imposed travel bans on ICC officials after the court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant over war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Palestinian officials say the number of medical evacuations from Gaza remains far below what was agreed in the ceasefire deal, leaving thousands of patients stranded in dire conditions.  

Since the Rafah crossing reopened for medical transfers, only 452 patients and 620 companions have been allowed to leave Gaza over 12 working days, Salama Maroof, head of Gaza’s Government Media Office, said in a statement on X.  

This falls significantly short of the stipulated 150 patients and their companions per day under the truce agreement.  

Around 15,000 patients are still in urgent need of evacuation, Maroof said.  

Dr. Mohammed Zaqout, Gaza’s director general of hospitals, previously told Al Jazeera that Israeli authorities continue to block a significant number of critically ill patients from leaving the besieged enclave.

Israeli settlers raided the agricultural cooperative village of al-Awsaj near Jericho, abducting a Palestinian man and taking him to an undisclosed location, local sources said.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrested a Palestinian shepherd in Jiftlik and detained a high school student at the Karameh crossing as he returned from Jordan.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has described US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "partnership" as a threat to global peace.

"I see Trump's agreement with the killer called Netanyahu as a major threat to world peace," Erdogan told an Indonesian news outlet during his recent visit to the country.

He also said he does not find the US president's "past behaviour and current statements", as well as his "challenges" to many countries around the world, to be "appropriate".

"I do not see it [apparently refers to Trump's statements] as a positive development," he added.

"Nobody can take Gaza from the hands of the Palestinians," Erdogan also said.

Yemen's Houthis say they will immediately take military action if the US and Israel attack Gaza, the group's leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said in a televised speech on Thursday.

Trump has said he would cancel the Gaza ceasefire deal and "let all hell break loose" if all Israeli hostages were not released by Hamas on Saturday.

Israeli forces claim more than 60 fighters had been killed in the northern West Bank since the start of its military operations three weeks ago.

It said that 210 "wanted individuals" were arrested; “terrorist infrastructure" at about 30 sites, including buildings, were destroyed; 85 weapons were confiscated; and 14 air strikes were launched.

Hamas must release three living hostages on Saturday under the terms of the ongoing Gaza truce deal or Israel will return to war in the Palestinian territory, an Israeli government spokesman said Thursday.

The ceasefire "framework makes clear that three live hostages must be released by Hamas terrorists on Saturday", spokesman David Mencer told reporters. "If those three are not released, if Hamas does not return our hostages, by Saturday noon, the ceasefire will end."

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Europe and the Middle East from February 13 to 18, the State Department said on Wednesday.

Rubio will make stops in Germany, Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, it added.

The Israeli military said it targeted a parked vehicle in Jenin with a drone strike, claiming it was rigged with explosives.

The attack comes amid an ongoing Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces have arrested over 90 Palestinians this week.

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday said it was committed to carrying out the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza under a timeline set out in a ceasefire deal for the territory.

"Hamas confirms continuation in implementing the agreement in accordance with what was signed, including the exchange of prisoners (Israeli hostages) according to the specified timetable," the Islamist movement said in a statement.

It added that talks being held this week in Cairo aimed at overcoming an impasse in implementing the truce deal had been "positive".

Arab nations have mounted a fierce pushback against US President Donald Trump's plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt and Jordan, banding together in a rare united front.

Across the region, even Washington's closest friends have recoiled at the proposal, with countries including Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar rallying to try and block it.

Arab League chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit on Wednesday said the prospect of Palestinian displacement from Gaza and the West Bank - which he warned would follow - "is unacceptable for the Arab world, which has fought this idea for 100 years".

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The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has visited Palestinian families returning from the south to the north of Gaza after having been displaced for months.

Rene Nijenhuis, a member of the OCHA team in Gaza, said: "First of all, the ceasefire needs to hold. The second key ask is the ceasefire needs to hold. And their last message is please, the ceasefire needs to hold."

"The ceasefire needs to hold."

The ceasefire deal in has enabled and partners to scale up humanitarian aid operations.

People still have immense needs. But more than anything, they need the ceasefire to continue.

— UN Humanitarian (@UNOCHA)

The Ministry of Health in Gaza confirmed that three Palestinians were killed in the past 24 hours in Gaza and 14 other recovered bodies were taken to hospitals.

The death toll from Israeli attacks on the enclave now stands at 48,239, which puts the number of wounded at 111,676 Palestinians.

The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) has said that Israeli forces have detained at least 380 Palestinians in the governorates of Jenin, Tulkarm and Tubas since the beginning of its military operation in the occupied territories. 

The PPS said the number includes those who were detained and in detention by the army, and those who were released later, and included children, women, young men, the wounded, and the elderly.

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a key figure in Israel's far-right government and its ongoing assault on the occupied West Bank, has outlined plans for the "massive" displacement of Palestinians from Gaza.

In an interview with Israeli radio, Smotrich declared that Israel would resume its military offensive in Gaza, occupy the territory, and take responsibility for it. He also referenced the controversial proposal from former US President Donald Trump, which included an "ethnic cleansing" plan to forcibly relocate Palestinians. 

A Hamas delegation has held talks with the Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Cairo, focusing on the terms of the ceasefire deal.

In a statement, the group confirmed that the truce is back on track after discussing the terms of the deal "especially with regard to securing housing for our people and urgently bringing in prefabricated houses ‘caravans’, tents, heavy equipment, medical supplies, fuel, and the continued flow of relief and everything stipulated in the agreement".

"The discussions were characterised by a positive spirit, and the mediating brothers in Egypt and Qatar confirmed that they would follow up on all of this to remove obstacles and close gaps," the statement published on Telegram read.

"Accordingly, Hamas confirms its continued position to implement the agreement in accordance with what was signed, including the exchange of prisoners according to the specified timetable."

The markets in the war-torn Gaza Strip recently witnessed a significant surge in prices, reflecting the growing fears and uncertainty gripping Palestinian residents in the coastal enclave amid escalating threats by Israel to resume its war. 

Local merchants have increased the prices of essential commodities and food items following a statement by Abu Obeida, the military spokesman for Hamas's military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, in which he announced the postponement of handing over a batch of Israeli detainees due to Israel's ongoing violations. 

The development sparked a wave of anxiety among citizens, many of whom now endure sleepless nights and uncertain tomorrows while grappling with dire economic conditions caused by the prolonged Israeli blockade and relentless aggression on the Strip. 

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A Palestinian man was killed by Israeli occupation forces near Hawara camp, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.

According to local sources who spoke to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, the young man is believed to be from the town of Beita, south of Nablus, and had driven to the Hawara detention centre to inquire about his two brothers, who were arrested by Israeli forces two days ago.

Israeli forces continue to target the city of Jenin and its camp for the twenty-fourth consecutive day, leaving 25 deaths, dozens of injuries, and destruction of infrastructure.

Assistant Governor of Jenin Governorate Mansour Al-Saadi said that the occupation destroyed about 120 homes in Jenin camp, in addition to burning and blowing up homes and citizens’ properties in the neighbourhoods of Al-Damj, Al-Aloub, Al-Bishr, Al-Hawashin and Joura Al-Dhahab.

He added that the forces forced about 20,000 Palestinians to flee Jenin camp.

Qatar's Al Jazeera television citing unnamed sources said that the talks to continue implementing the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas have succeeded.

Al Jazeera said a statement will be issued soon to affirm the commitment of both parties to the deal.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday at his office in Islamabad to discuss the situation in Gaza and a range of bilateral issues.

They will sign several agreements for boosting trade and economic ties between the nations, officials said.

Erdogan left his hotel amid tight security, and was welcomed by people in traditional Turkish and Pakistani dresses who lined a key city road that had been decorated with Turkish and Pakistani flags. The crowds danced to the beat of drums as the Turkish leader's convoy passed through the streets.

Erdogan and his wife, Emine Erdogan, were welcomed by Sharif on their arrival at his office. A band played the national anthems of both countries before a ceremony that saw the leaders inspecting a guard of honour.

Erdogan will jointly chair bilateral strategic cooperation talks and the two sides are expected to sign a number of agreements, according to a government announcement.

Israeli forces have set fire to more homes and properties in the border village of Odaisseh, Lebanese media reports.  

Images from this morning show smoke rising above the village, which has faced repeated Israeli attacks even after the ceasefire with Hezbollah.  

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has insisted Israel must withdraw by the February 18 ceasefire deadline, but Israel has said it intends to extend its military occupation of southern Lebanon.

Israeli Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter has said there is "no intention" to halt the war in Gaza until all objectives are met, Israeli media reports.  

Dichter suggested the release of at least three captives on Saturday is likely but insisted fighting will resume afterward.  

Meanwhile, Hamas accuses Israel of violating key ceasefire terms, leading to the cancellation of a planned prisoner release.  

Prime Minister Netanyahu has threatened to resume war if captives are not freed.

Celtic supporters staged another pro-Palestine protest during their Champions League clash with Bayern Munich, demanding Israel’s suspension from international football.  

The Green Brigade unveiled a massive banner reading "Show Israel the red card", while fans waved Palestinian flags and raised red sheets in protest.  

UEFA has previously fined Celtic for similar displays. The football body has yet to comment on Wednesday’s demonstration.

The Scottish Celtic fans raised a banner against the Israeli occupation during their match against Bayern Munich.

— Eye on Palestine (@EyeonPalestine)

Israeli warplanes have launched airstrikes near the Gaza security fence in the town of al-Fukhari, east of Khan Younis, according to Al Jazeera Arabic.  

Details on casualties or damage remain unclear.

Hamas remains committed to ensuring the Gaza ceasefire holds, urging mediators to pressure Israel into fulfilling its obligations under the agreement, spokesperson Abdul Latif al-Qanou has said.  

"We are determined to implement the ceasefire and compel the occupation to fully comply," al-Qanou said.  

He stressed that mediators are working to enforce the deal’s humanitarian provisions, including aid deliveries and prisoner exchanges, warning that Israeli obstruction threatens its success.  

Al-Qanou also rejected what he described as the "language of threats and intimidation" from US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, insisting that such rhetoric undermines the ceasefire’s implementation.

Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and Jordanian King Abdullah II have expressed their keenness to "cooperate closely" with President Trump to achieve peace in the region.

In a phone call yesterday, the two leaders also underscored Egypt and Jordan's unified stance on Gaza, which includes agreeing on the importance of the full implementation of the ceasefire agreements and the release of all hostages, the Egyptian presidential spokesman said in a Facebook statement yesterday.

The phone call came after King Abdullah met the US president at the White House on 11 February to discuss his controversial plan for a US "takeover" of Gaza and demands that Palestinians there resettle in Egypt and Jordan. Both remain firmly opposed to the plan.

Sisi was due to meet Trump next week, but reportedly postponed his visit to the White House over Trump's insistence on his Gaza plan.

تصاعد كثيف للدخان بعد قصف الاحتلال لمركبة في الحي الشرقي بجنين.

— شبكة قدس الإخبارية (@qudsn)

Israel’s defence minister has threatened to esume war in Gaza, claiming that the new conflict will be of another intensity altogether and "allow the realisation of" US President Donald Trump’s plan to displace millions of Palestinians.

The threat comes as Hamas officials and mediators in Cairo are working to avoid the collapse of the agreement.

Hamas has called for anti-displacement protests worldwide on 14, 15 and 16 February.

The group urged "the masses of our people, our Arab and Muslim nation and the free people all over the world to stage mass marches in all cities of the world".

The protests would be tomorrow (Friday), Saturday and Sunday as "an international movement against plans of coercive displacement… that is being promoted by the occupation and its supporters", the group said.

It also denounced an Israeli decision to displace three families from Jerusalem as "part of the extremist occupation government's policy to empty the holy city of its people".

A Hamas delegation led by the group's leader in the Gaza Strip, Khalil al-Hayya, arrived in Egypt yesterday to continue ceasefire talks.

The group has engaged in a series of meetings with Egyptian officials to review the ceasefire agreement with Israel and the hostage-prisoner exchange with the specialised committees and mediators.

It came after efforts by Egypt and Qatar - key mediators of the truce - have worked to put the ceasefire back on track.

On 10 February, Hamas said it was postponing hostage releases over accusations of Israeli ceasefire violations. 

Israel then threatened that Hamas deliver all the hostages by 15 February or else the war would resume.