US launches phase two of Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel

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Israeli Forces Conduct Attacks Across Gaza

Multiple attacks were carried out by Israeli forces across the Gaza Strip on Thursday evening, resulting in at least 10 Palestinian fatalities. The US announced that it had progressed to the second phase of a 20-point ceasefire deal with Hamas.

According to reports from Wafa News Agency, two houses belonging to the al-Hawli and al-Jarou families were bombed by Israeli forces in Deir el-Balah. Health officials confirmed that a 16-year-old minor was among six killed. The Israeli military stated that one of the victims, Muhammad al-Hawli, was a commander in the Qassam Brigades.

In Gaza City, Al Jazeera reported that a “senior figure” of the Qassam Brigades had been killed, and that the attack highlighted Israel’s intentions for phase two of the ceasefire. The Israeli military stated that it would define the next phase on its own terms, which include establishing a Palestinian technocratic administration overseen by an international board.

Separately, at least one person was shot dead by Israeli forces near Al-Alam roundabout in Rafah city, and another person was killed in an attack on a police post near Al-Nablusi Junction. Two more people were killed in an air attack on the Al-Khatib family home in Nuseirat refugee camp.

Hamas condemned the targeting of the al-Hawli home as a “despicable crime”, stating that it revealed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s contempt for the October ceasefire. The US special envoy, Steve Witkoff, announced that the second phase of Trump’s 20-point plan had been launched, moving from ceasefire to demilitarization, technocratic governance, and reconstruction.

The plan includes the deployment of an International Stabilisation Force to help secure Gaza and train vetted Palestinian police units. A 15-member technocratic committee will manage day-to-day governance in Gaza, but leaves unresolved broader political and security issues. Ali Shaath, a former deputy minister, has been appointed to lead the committee, which is now meeting in Egypt.

Hamas official Bassem Naim welcomed the establishment of the committee, calling it “a step in the right direction”.

Source: Al Jazeera