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.

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

Witkoff and Kusher are in Israel to work on any obstacles to the cease-fire, including Hamas releasing the remainig dead hostages. The militants said Israel is banning the equipment to find the bodies in rumble isn't allowed.

Israel has reopened two crossings in Gaza, while the key Rafah crossing will stay closed to the movement of people until further notice.

BRITISH troops have been deployed to Israel as part of a US-led mission to monitor the Gaza ceasefire, the UK Ministry of Defence has confirmed. It comes as Hamas returned the bodies of two more

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

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.