Footage shared by the Israeli Foreign Ministry from inside the Strip shows suspected Hamas gunmen drag a man across the street as he yells before they start savagely kicking him.

Mideast experts urge excluding UNRWA from Gaza reconstruction under President Trump's peace plan, citing the agency's alleged Hamas connections and incompetence.

Palestinian-American mediator Bishara Bahbah detailed new messages from Hamas to the White House and outlined challenges in implementing the Trump-backed Gaza ceasefire plan. Al-Ain news in the UAE recently published an article that included an interview with a key individual who may have insight into what comes next in Gaza.

An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.

Trump said on Monday that the US would destroy Hamas if the militant group didn’t continue to honor the ceasefire with Israel.

Israel has accused Hamas of attacking Israeli forces in southern Gaza with the military carrying out airstrikes in the city of Rafah, the first major test of the US-brokered ceasefire.

Hamas has deployed hundreds of police and clashed with armed groups in Gaza in what the militant group says is an attempt to restore law and order in areas where Israeli troops have withdrawn for the U.

The US president appears to recognise that Hamas could, initially at least, play a role in stopping lawlessness in the war-torn enclave.

Support for a peace plan grows as negotiators work in Cairo to seal the deal, with Gazan militias backing Trump’s proposal amid fighting and calls for new local governance.