The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas has denied its connection to the shooting incident in Rafah and reaffirmed its commitment to the ceasefire agreement.

The movement stated in a statement that the occupation's shelling of areas in the Gaza Strip is a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement signed under the auspices of U.S. President Donald Trump.

It also called on the guarantor mediators to act immediately to pressure the occupation and curb its escalation against civilians and to stop its violations of the agreement, noting that the shelling of the Gaza Strip is an extension of a series of breaches that confirm the occupation's insistence on violating the terms of the agreement and attempting to undermine it.

For his part, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance stated that the ceasefire in Gaza remains intact despite the occupation targeting the area with intensive airstrikes in response to an alleged attack on Israeli soldiers in the region.

Reuters reported Vance saying, "Hamas or another entity inside Gaza attacked an Israeli soldier, we expect the Israelis to respond, but I believe the peace announced by the president will hold nonetheless."

For its part, Israel Hayom quoted an American source as saying that any sharp Israeli response to Hamas could lead to the outbreak of war, emphasizing Washington's opposition to any significant change in the yellow line and any new ground entry of the Israeli army into Gaza.

An American official also told Axios that Washington urged Israel not to take radical actions that could lead to the collapse of the ceasefire agreement.

In this context, an American official told Reuters that the peace plan in Gaza will face challenges, and that the U.S. government is making strenuous efforts to make progress, noting that the transition to lasting peace in Gaza is a difficult task after two years of conflict.

The official added that the United States "will not feel satisfied until stability is established in Gaza, a transition to civilian rule is achieved, and progress towards peace is made," indicating that the ceasefire agreement remains intact in Gaza, and that Washington continues to work to implement President Donald Trump's peace plan.

He pointed out that identifying the locations of the bodies of Israeli prisoners in Gaza is a difficult task, represents a challenge, and requires time.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Palestine, Francesca Albanese, stated that the support of some countries for Israel's policies regarding occupation and settlement has subsequently turned into genocide against the Palestinian people.

This was said in a speech on Tuesday via video conference during a meeting of the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee (Third Committee) of the United Nations at the organization's headquarters in New York.

Albanese added that she was unable to attend the UN meeting in person due to the sanctions imposed on her by the United States.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last July that sanctions were imposed on Albanese, who documented the Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza in several reports and called for accountability for those involved.

She pointed out that there are more than 240,000 Palestinians killed or injured due to Israeli attacks on Gaza, while thousands remain missing, either under the rubble of homes or inside Israeli prisons.

Israel began a genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023, which lasted for two years, resulting in the deaths of 68,531 martyrs and injuries to 170,402 others, ending with a ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10.

This agreement was reached between Hamas and Israel with the mediation of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, and under the sponsorship of US President Donald Trump.

In parallel with the genocide in Gaza, Israel intensified its seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank and the attacks by settlers on Palestinians there, according to Albanese.

She went on to say: These horrific events are not an aberration, but rather the culmination of decades of moral and political failure in a colonial global system managed through a framework of global complicity.

Additionally, the UN Rapporteur noted that many countries have armed, funded, and protected Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories through illegal actions and deliberate neglect.

She indicated that "these practices have led to the transformation of colonial settlement into genocide, which is the greatest crime committed against the Palestinian people."

Over two years of the genocide in Gaza, the escalation by the Israeli army and settlers in the West Bank resulted in the deaths of 1,062 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 people, including 1,600 children.

On Tuesday evening, two Palestinian children were injured by Israeli army gunfire during its incursion into the village of al-Mughayer, northeast of Ramallah in the central West Bank.

The official Palestinian news agency reported that "two children were injured by the occupation's gunfire in the village of al-Mughayer, northeast of Ramallah."

It clarified that "the occupation forces fired at a group of children in the 'Aqaba' area of the village, resulting in injuries to two children, one in the abdomen and the other in the limbs."

According to eyewitnesses, the army withdrew from the village after the two children were injured and after raiding and searching a house.

In northern West Bank, the agency reported that Israeli forces carried out incursions in Nablus Governorate, targeting the villages of Qusra and Burqa, as well as the new and old Aida refugee camps.

They also stormed the town of Sebastia northwest of the city and fired illumination flares into the sky.

Over two years of genocide in Gaza, the escalation by the Israeli army and settlers in the West Bank has resulted in the deaths of 1,062 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others.

In addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 people, including 1,600 children.

Israel began a genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023, which lasted for two years, resulting in the deaths of 68,531 martyrs and injuries to 170,402 others.

The Israeli army bombed the cities of Gaza and Deir al-Balah within the "yellow line" in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday evening, in the latest violation of the ceasefire agreement.

A reporter stated that an Israeli drone targeted the area around the Shifa complex and the back yard of the hospital west of Gaza City with missiles.

He also reported an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Beach Camp west of the city.

In central Gaza, the Israeli army shelled areas east of Deir al-Balah, according to the reporter.

The Hamas movement confirmed on Tuesday that it has no connection to the shooting incident in Rafah, emphasizing its commitment to the ceasefire agreement signed in Sharm El Sheikh under the auspices of U.S. President Donald Trump.

The movement described the bombardment carried out by the occupation forces on areas in the Gaza Strip as a blatant violation of the agreement, noting that the attacks resulted in martyrs and injuries and the continued closure of the Rafah crossing, asserting that these assaults represent an extension of previous violations.

Hamas called on the mediators guaranteeing the agreement to take immediate action to pressure the occupation and halt its brutal escalation against civilians, and to ensure full compliance with the terms of the ceasefire agreement to protect civilians and stop the violations.

The Palestinian Civil Defense announced on Tuesday the death of two martyrs and the injury of several civilians, including children, due to an Israeli airstrike that targeted a house in the Sabra neighborhood south of Gaza City.

The Civil Defense confirmed that Israel carried out at least three airstrikes on different areas of Gaza City, amid warnings of the ongoing escalation and its impact on innocent civilians.

American and "Israeli" sources reported on Tuesday that Tel Aviv has informed the United States of its plans to carry out targeted airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.

The American assurances about the limited nature of the attack indicate that these strikes will be specifically targeted, and that Tel Aviv does not seek to undermine the ceasefire or escalate the conflict fully.

A knowledgeable source confirmed through the newspaper Israel Hayom that the attacks are aimed solely at Hamas sites in Gaza, noting that the occupation does not plan to return to full-scale fighting at this time.

On Tuesday evening, the Israeli army blew up a Palestinian house and turned other homes into military barracks after forcing their residents to evacuate in the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank.

The Palestinian official news agency reported that "the occupation forces detonated a house in the Al-Hadaf neighborhood of Jenin, resulting in a strong explosion and rising columns of smoke."

It noted that the army notified Palestinians living on Al-Madina Al-Munawwara Street and Al-Ghanem neighborhood in the city of the necessity to evacuate their homes before turning them into military barracks.

It mentioned that the notifications affected 15 houses in the area, under the pretext of turning it into a closed military zone.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli army killed 3 Palestinians and detained their bodies in the village of Kafr Qud west of the city, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.

Since January 21, the Israeli army has continued its aggression against the city of Jenin and its camp, resulting in 55 deaths and more than 200 injuries, in addition to the complete destruction of more than 600 homes and forcing 22,000 residents of the camp to flee.

These assaults are part of a wide Israeli escalation in the West Bank by the army and settlers, which has resulted in the killing of 1,062 Palestinians and the injury of about 10,000 others during two years of extermination in Gaza, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 people, including 1,600 children.

Israel began a genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023, which lasted for two years, resulting in the deaths of 68,531 martyrs and injuries to 170,402 others, ending with a ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10 of this month.

Local sources reported this evening, Tuesday, that violent explosions shook several areas in the city of Gaza, coinciding with the start of a large-scale Israeli attack on the sector.

The sources mentioned that occupation aircraft launched a series of airstrikes targeting the west of Gaza City, and also bombarded the vicinity of the Shifa Medical Complex with several reconnaissance missiles, causing panic among residents and the injured inside the largest hospital in the sector.

The sources confirmed that an Israeli drone carried out an attack on the area surrounding the Shifa Complex, amid intensive flying of warplanes and reconnaissance aircraft over the skies of the city.

In the same context, Channel 12 reported from political sources that the occupation's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed American officials about the details of the military response in Gaza before it began.

The American Axios website quoted Israeli officials as saying that Netanyahu is seeking to communicate with President Donald Trump to obtain a green light for an expanded military response in Gaza.

On another note, the Hebrew broadcasting authority reported that the occupation decided to expand the area it controls within the Gaza Strip, in a move it said is "punishment for Hamas."

The Israeli army distributed, on Tuesday evening, 14 notices for the demolition of Palestinian homes and facilities in the village of Umm al-Khair, south of the city of Hebron in the southern West Bank.

The village council in Umm al-Khair stated in a statement published on the platform of "Facebook" that "the army stormed the hamlet (a small village) and delivered final demolition notices to the residents."

It added: "Residents fear that these notices may pave the way for a wide demolition campaign in the coming days."

The council clarified that the village has witnessed since 2007 more than 20 demolition operations affecting over 100 residential, agricultural, and service facilities, the latest of which was in February of last year.

It pointed out that these notices coincide with the escalation of "settler violence that intensifies day by day."

It mentioned that settlers have recently begun establishing a settlement outpost within the village's lands, in a new attempt to displace its residents and seize what remains of their land.

According to data from the Palestinian Authority's Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission (governmental), the Israeli army has carried out 1,014 demolition operations affecting 3,679 facilities, including 1,288 inhabited homes, coinciding with the genocide against Gaza.

The notices fall within a wide Israeli escalation wave in the West Bank by the army and settlers, which has resulted in the killing of 1,062 Palestinians and the injury of about 10,000 others over the past two years, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 people, including 1,600 children.

Israel began a genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023, which lasted for two years, resulting in the killing of 68,531 Palestinians and the injury of 170,402 others, ending with a ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10 of this month.

The American Axios website revealed, citing officials from the occupation, that the Prime Minister of the occupation, Benjamin Netanyahu, is seeking to communicate with President Donald Trump to obtain prior approval or a 'green light' before carrying out any extensive military response in the Gaza Strip.

The officials told Axios that there are no indications so far that a call took place between Trump and Netanyahu before the latter issued a statement on Tuesday evening regarding new airstrikes against targets in Gaza, amid escalating field and political tensions.

In a related context, the Hebrew broadcasting authority reported that the occupation authorities decided to expand the area they control within the Gaza Strip, in a move described as a punitive measure against Hamas.

The Israeli occupation forces launched airstrikes on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza Strip, in the latest violation of the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10 of this month.

A reporter stated that Israeli warplanes carried out air raids on the city of Rafah, and the extent of the damage caused by the strikes is not yet clear.

On another note, a source at the Baptist hospital reported that several Palestinians were injured due to gunfire from the Israeli occupation army in the Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza City.

The reporter also indicated that the occupation forces carried out massive demolition operations this morning east of Gaza City and the Al-Bureij camp, coinciding with artillery shelling.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the Prime Minister directed the military leadership, at the conclusion of the security consultations held today, to carry out strong strikes in the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu held meetings with leaders from the Ministry of Defense to conduct security consultations regarding Gaza, discussing what the Israeli side describes as "violations" of the ceasefire.

The government media office earlier today announced the martyrdom of 94 Palestinians and the injury of 344 others in 125 violations by the occupation of the ceasefire agreement.

The government office stated in a statement that 52 incidents of gunfire directly targeting civilians were recorded, and 9 incursions by Israeli vehicles into residential neighborhoods, surpassing what is known as the yellow line.

The yellow line is the first withdrawal line stipulated in U.S. President Donald Trump's plan, as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel.

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip stated that the toll of Palestinian casualties has risen to 68,531 martyrs and 170,402 wounded since the beginning of the genocide on October 7, 2023.

Hebrew sources reported this evening, Tuesday, that the Israeli occupation army is conducting airstrikes on targets in southern Gaza Strip, in response to what it described as "Hamas's violation of the ceasefire" and the injury of one of its soldiers by Palestinian fire in the Rafah area.

This serious escalation comes to increase the fragility of the recently reached ceasefire agreement and threatens to bring comprehensive confrontation back to the strip.

Details of the incident mentioned that the Israeli army radio reported that elements of Hamas fired at an Israeli army unit in the Rafah area in southern Gaza Strip.

Israeli platforms later confirmed the injury of an Israeli soldier as a result of the gunfire.

In response to this incident, the occupation army announced the start of airstrikes on Hamas targets in the southern strip.

The nature of the targeted objectives or the extent of the damage and losses resulting from the bombing was not immediately clear.

This field development comes just hours after security consultations held by the occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the response to alleged previous violations, which ended without an immediate decision, with Netanyahu emphasizing the need for prior coordination with Washington.

It seems that the incident of the soldier's injury today prompted the occupation army to decide on a direct military response, putting the entire ceasefire agreement to a new real test.

The Israeli occupation forces forced citizens to evacuate their homes this evening, Tuesday, in the vicinity of Jenin camp.

Local sources reported that the occupation forces notified citizens living on Al-Madina Al-Munawara Street and Al-Ghanem neighborhood to evacuate their homes, adding that the notifications affected 15 houses in the area, under the pretext of turning it into a closed military zone.

Early today, the Israeli occupation forces executed three young men and detained their bodies in the village of Kafr Qud west of Jenin.

Local sources clarified that the occupation forces stormed the village with military reinforcements, surrounded a site in one of the agricultural lands, and fired live ammunition at the three young men, resulting in their martyrdom, and they detained their bodies.

The General Authority for Civil Affairs informed the Ministry of Health that the three martyrs are: Abdullah Muhammad Omar Jlamneh (27 years old), Ziyad Nasser Muhammad Ja's (23 years old), and Ahmad Azmi Aref Nasharti (29 years old).

The same sources added that the occupation forces shelled the vehicle belonging to the martyrs at the same site, causing it to catch fire, along with several olive trees around it.

The occupation continues its aggression against the city of Jenin and its camp, as well as other towns and villages in the governorate, since January 21 of last year, resulting in the martyrdom of 55 citizens and the injury of more than 200 others, in addition to dozens of detainees.

During this period, the occupation has demolished more than 600 homes completely, which is 33% of the homes in the camp, while 22,000 residents of the camp have been displaced to the towns and villages of Jenin, and some neighborhoods of the city.

The occupation intensifies its incursions into the towns and villages of Jenin daily, conducting raids and searches of homes, detaining citizens, and conducting field interrogations with them.

Israeli writer Ariel Kahana confirmed that the "International Gaza Headquarters," which is being built these days and hours south of the occupied territories, has a special section for monitoring media publications, stating that this is "what I saw during my visit. I hope the following reaches the workers in the section, and through them to the leaders of the headquarters, because Hamas is gaining time with each passing day, and this is not in their favor, nor in the interest of Israel or U.S. President Donald Trump."

Kahana said in an article published by the newspaper "Israel Hayom" that "the new headquarters is being built at a rapid and astonishing pace. It seems that the Americans are good at improvising from moment to moment, just like the Israelis. The desire of their leaders to closely monitor what is happening is the reason for their airlift to the site - not the care of the Israelis, as critics claim."

Last Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said: "Nothing like this has ever happened before." The writer noted, "In fact, nothing like this has ever happened; Israelis, Americans, French, Germans, Canadians, Cypriots, Greeks, and others gathered around the massive hangars. I even thought I saw the flag of the United Arab Emirates in the corner."

He added, "However, it is unfortunate to say that at this early stage, the gathering of soldiers, officers, and civilians is completely unaware of what they should do for themselves. Until Rubio's arrival, they didn't even bother to sit in front of computers. Only when he approached the offices did one of them issue an order to sit on the chairs to give the impression of 'shut up, workers.' I was there to see."

He explained, "Hundreds of good people who came to serve there do not know what to do, for the simple reason that everything is in its organizational stages. No one has plans yet - even if they are vague - for their future, just good intentions; the war ended suddenly, and this is a huge international achievement. However, the practical path forward is extremely complex, and its implementation will be even more difficult."

He considered that "what we lack is: a cohesive international force, certainty about the countries that will form it, ways to coordinate among the various armies that will operate within it, action plans, a timeline, regular orders, and guidance on what happens in problematic cases, and perhaps also a decision from the Security Council, without which the force - referred to as ISF - would not exist at all. And perhaps this list is not exhaustive."

He said, "Preparing each step of these steps will take time, especially if the Security Council intervenes midway. So, even if the Americans and the Israelis who support them work at a Trump-like pace, it will take weeks at best before Israeli security forces begin disarming Hamas, destroying tunnels, and disarming Gaza. In the worst case, which is more likely, it will take months."

He confirmed that "Hamas is already making the most of the transitional period, and they are blatantly violating the ceasefire agreement. Hamas is reasserting its control over the remaining half of the sector. It can be assumed that the movement is rapidly rebuilding terrorist infrastructure. This is ultimately its goal."

He noted that "Hamas's return to the forefront while Israeli security forces are reorganizing poses a danger to Israel, but equally importantly, it threatens Trump's plan. Every day that passes without combating terrorism will complicate, and perhaps even make impossible, the future work of Israeli security forces. After all, we have witnessed in the past the difficulties faced by the West in eradicating terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq."

Kahana said, "Because in the end - at least this is the intention - there will come a time when the international force will have to confront Hamas directly. After two years of war, the organization is currently at its weakest. It is in Trump's interest to maintain the status quo. However, time is on the side of the terrorists. They, like a phoenix, are rebuilding themselves in the sandy dunes of Gaza - a construction that contradicts the interests of both the United States and Israel."

Trump himself, as well as Rubio on Friday, reaffirmed their commitment to eliminating Hamas. He pointed out that "Trump believes in the principle of 'peace through strength.' The application of this principle is the eradication of the emerging terrorism in Gaza. So what should be done to ensure that the goals of the twenty-point plan do not collapse? The answer is to exploit the interim period until Israeli security forces begin their work in a way that does not undermine the plan."

How? The United States should allow Israel to do in Gaza, in the meantime, what it permits the

Hebrew media reported today, Tuesday, the existence of an alleged "American green light" to expand Israeli control over additional areas in the Gaza Strip, and that the occupying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is already discussing this proposal.

This comes at a time when Netanyahu's security consultations to discuss the response to alleged violations by Hamas have concluded without an immediate decision, with Netanyahu emphasizing the necessity of prior coordination with Washington before any step.

Channel 13 reported from an Israeli official stating that there is an "American green light to expand Israeli control over the Gaza Strip."

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper announced that she is working with Washington and other countries to support a monitoring mechanism that ensures all parties adhere to the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Cooper added that "Gaza cannot be divided and must be part of the two-state solution," emphasizing the need to transform the ceasefire in Gaza into sustainable peace.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer stressed yesterday, during his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara, the importance of maintaining the ceasefire agreement in Gaza.

The UK is participating in the coordination center opened by the United States in Israel to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the entry of aid.

The British Ministry of Defense stated a few days ago, in a statement, that "a small number" of British planning officers have been sent to Israel to join the coordination center.

The ministry's spokesperson said that this mission aims to keep the UK engaged in the US-led efforts to plan for Gaza's future after the war.

British media reported Defense Minister John Healey as saying that the deployment of this force came in response to a request from the United States.

A ceasefire is currently in effect in the Gaza Strip under the agreement reached in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, on October 9, with the mediation of Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, and the participation of the United States, following two years of Israeli devastation.

The Israeli newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" reported on Tuesday that Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich is accelerating the pace of settlement construction and land confiscation in the West Bank ahead of next year's Knesset elections, to impose facts on the ground that prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The newspaper added in its report: "As the election date approaches, Finance Minister Smotrich is speeding up settlement construction, land declarations, and infrastructure projects to entrench Israeli sovereignty and outline the features of the West Bank before voters head to the polls."

Officially, the current Knesset (parliament) term ends in October 2026, but many estimates in Israel suggest the possibility of early elections in June, and perhaps even earlier.

The Israeli Supreme Court is considering a petition to allow journalists to enter Gaza, raising concerns for the government.

The newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth": Israel is preparing a media strategy in anticipation of journalists arriving in Gaza.

The Israeli Foreign Ministry: We expect an increase in attacks against us on social media.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, described the peace plan for Gaza proposed by US President Donald Trump as "the worst insult I have ever seen in my life."

She added in an interview with the British newspaper iPaper: "I do not trust this peace process because I do not trust the people responsible for it. I do not trust an agreement based on violating international law."

She emphasized that Israel "does not want the Palestinians in Gaza, and it has been clear about that before," and criticized the agreement being called a ceasefire because what is happening is not "a war between two states and two armies, but an assault on an occupied people held in a ghetto since 1948."

The agreement is expected to lead to the continuation of "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians from the enclave, according to what the newspaper's correspondent in South Africa, Joe Walsh, reported from Albanese.

The UN official - who took office in March 2022 - has faced smear campaigns and attacks due to her positions emphasizing the need to end the Israeli occupation and achieve just solutions to the Palestinian issue.

Albanese - who works on behalf of the UN but does not speak for it - specifically faced sharp criticism from the Israeli government and some of its allies for accusing Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip since the outbreak of aggression on Gaza on October 7, 2023.

The Italian lawyer likened Israel's participation in the ceasefire agreement to the participation of "the Hutus in the report on the future of the Tutsis after the genocide in Rwanda," adding: "Can you imagine discussing the future of the Jewish people with the Nazis? It is a terrible insult."

The article noted that Brent Bozell, the new nominee from the Trump administration for the ambassador position in South Africa, stated that one of his goals is "to pressure South Africa to end the lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice."

Albanese responded: "Imagine how unfortunate it is for a state to base its foreign policy on destroying the multilateral international system and preventing victims from obtaining justice after genocide. How sad it is that the United States has lowered itself to this level."

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced last July the imposition of sanctions on the special rapporteur, condemning her criticisms of Washington and Israel in light of the war in the Gaza Strip.

These sanctions prevented Albanese from accessing her office in New York, forcing her to continue her work from South Africa, where she compared the US sanctions to "mafia methods" in Italy, her birthplace, where gangs "smear someone's reputation... to deter them from continuing to engage in justice issues."

The UN rapporteur concluded in the interview that "it is simply unreasonable for a state referred to two international courts on charges of genocide and war crimes to have the authority to determine the future of the Palestinians."

In a political and field development that threatens the fragile trust between Palestinian factions and the occupation, humanitarian efforts to search for the bodies of those held by the occupation in the Gaza Strip have suddenly stopped.

Leadership sources in Hamas announced that the occupation refuses to allow Red Cross teams and resistance members to enter East Gaza, accusing it of "fabricating lies" to justify potential "aggressive intentions."

In this context, the occupation's broadcasting authority reported that it was the occupation that decided to halt "Hamas's field tours" with the Red Cross in the areas under its control.

This contradiction in narratives does not merely represent a logistical dispute, but rather a collapse of one of the most important pathways to building trust, threatening to undermine the ongoing ceasefire negotiations through intermediaries.

The issue of the bodies of the detainees held by the occupation cannot be separated from the complex political context of the negotiations between Hamas and the occupation.

For the occupation government, the recovery of the bodies represents a popular demand and an enormous internal political pressure that cannot be ignored.

The choice of the "East Gaza" area is extremely sensitive; it is a region that has witnessed extensive ground operations, and the occupation considers it a buffer security zone or "operational area" under its direct fire and field control.

The exchange of urgent statements revealed a complete collapse of the existing understanding, leading to an immediate shift to a "war of political narratives," with each side aiming to hold the other responsible before intermediaries and public opinion.

Denial of the counter-accusation: Hamas described the occupation's narrative (which seems to accuse the resistance of delay) as "false."

This collapse, although it appears partial, has serious implications for the overall course of the negotiations.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas today, Tuesday, of "violating" the ongoing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, just hours after the occupation authorities received remains believed to belong to one of the hostages whose bodies were previously announced to have been recovered weeks ago.

Netanyahu's office stated in a brief announcement that the Prime Minister will hold an "urgent security discussion with leaders of the Ministry of Defense and security agencies to discuss ways to confront the violations committed by Hamas within the framework of the ceasefire agreement."

The statement added that the meeting will discuss "possible responses and steps that the occupation authorities may take if such violations continue."

Earlier, Netanyahu claimed that "Hamas delivered additional parts of the body of a hostage that the occupation forces had already found," considering this "a provocative and unacceptable act under the current agreement."

Netanyahu's statements came amid a clear contradiction in the media narratives affiliated with the occupation regarding the nature of the remains returned from Gaza, as the Israeli army radio reported that the movement delivered "additional human parts" from the body of a hostage that had been previously returned and buried in the occupied territories, indicating that the recent delivery does not pertain to a new hostage.

In contrast, the occupation's broadcasting authority (Kan) stated that the delivered body "may not belong to any of the previously held hostages in Gaza," noting that the relevant authorities have not yet confirmed the identity of the remains.

This media contradiction has contributed to deepening the ambiguity surrounding the fate of several hostages whose status remains unknown.

The occupation authorities have not yet issued any official statement clarifying the results of the forensic examinations or identifying the remains, leaving the door open for increasing speculation in the media regarding the background and circumstances of the delivery.

These developments come in the context of ongoing exchanges of prisoners and remains between Hamas and the occupation, which constitute one of the sensitive items in the ceasefire agreement announced about two months ago under Egyptian and Qatari mediation.

Hamas had delivered in recent weeks the bodies of several soldiers and settlers affiliated with the occupation who were killed during the recent war on Gaza, as part of partial understandings aimed at building trust in preparation for implementing later stages of the agreement, which include a broader exchange of prisoners.

In return, the occupation returned a number of the bodies of Palestinians it had held following the aggression on the sector, in a move described by informed sources as "limited and conditional" aimed at maintaining the course of humanitarian negotiations.

Netanyahu is facing increasing pressure from the families of hostages within the occupation who are demanding that his government expedite the implementation of the exchange terms and return those who remain alive, considering that any escalation or mutual accusations with Hamas "could jeopardize the progress made in the negotiations."

Analysts believe that Netanyahu's recent statements may reflect an attempt to absorb the growing public anger over the slow implementation of the agreement, especially after reports of stalled indirect talks between Tel Aviv and Hamas mediated by regional intermediaries.

In the same context, Hebrew media reported that security sources stated that "initial assessments within the military establishment do not indicate a clear field violation by Hamas," and that what occurred "may be a coordination error or confusion in the process of delivering the remains."

Despite the escalatory statements from Netanyahu, observers confirm that the field situation in Gaza does not currently indicate an actual collapse of the ceasefire agreement, which is still being implemented intermittently, with relative calm continuing along the border and humanitarian aid continuing to enter the sector.

Analysts see that the accusations issued by the occupation may be used as a political and media pressure tactic to harden the position in upcoming negotiations, at a time when regional efforts continue to maintain the agreement and prevent a resurgence of military escalation.

While the ambiguity regarding the identity of the returned remains continues, the issue of hostages and missing persons remains one of the most complicated files in the humanitarian and political scene related to the recent war on Gaza, amid international calls to intensify efforts to complete exchange operations and end the suffering of prisoners from both sides.

The Hebrew broadcasting authority revealed today, Tuesday, an Israeli decision made by Benjamin Netanyahu's government regarding the search missions for Israeli prisoners in areas controlled by the occupation army in the Gaza Strip.

The authority stated that "Israel has decided to stop Hamas's field tours with the Red Cross in the areas under its control in Gaza."

This comes following the delivery by the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, on Monday evening, of the remains of a new Israeli prisoner through Red Cross teams, bringing the number of bodies received by Tel Aviv to 17. However, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday that after examining the body, it was found not to belong to any of the remaining Israeli prisoners in Gaza, but rather the remains of a former Israeli prisoner who had been buried.

The operations of delivering the remains of Israeli prisoners fall under the exchange deal and the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, which came into effect on October 10 of this month.

Hamas released under the deal 20 living Israeli prisoners and the remains of 17 prisoners out of 28, most of whom are Israelis, but Tel Aviv claims that one of the received bodies does not match any of its prisoners.

This comes at a time when there are 9,500 missing Palestinians killed by the Israeli occupation army, and their bodies remain under the rubble, according to data from the government media office in Gaza.

Hamas says it seeks to "close the file" and needs time, advanced equipment, and heavy machinery to retrieve the remaining bodies.

Last Tuesday, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance highlighted in a press conference the difficulties facing the process of retrieving the bodies of Israeli prisoners.

Vance said, "Some of them (the deceased prisoners) are buried under thousands of kilograms of rubble, and others' locations are unknown. We must be patient; it will take some time."

He added, "I will not set a specific deadline because some issues are complex and unpredictable."

More than 10,000 Palestinian prisoners, including children and women, are held in occupation prisons, suffering from torture, starvation, and medical neglect, with many reported dead, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights and media reports.

The "Hamas" movement and the Israeli occupation reached an agreement to stop the genocide war on Gaza and release living and deceased Israeli prisoners, in addition to 1,968 Palestinian prisoners, based on a plan put forth by U.S. President Donald Trump.

This war, initiated by the occupation army with U.S. support on October 8, 2023, has resulted in the martyrdom of 68,527 Palestinians and the injury of 170,395, most of whom are children and women, with destruction affecting 90 percent of the civilian infrastructure in the sector.

The Israeli army radio stated today, Tuesday, that the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) returned the remains of an Israeli hostage last night, whose body had previously been returned and buried in Israel.

It emphasized that the remains handed over by the Red Cross from Hamas last night and returned to Israel do not belong to any of the 13 Israeli prisoners whose bodies are still being held in the Gaza Strip to this day.

For his part, the "Walla" website reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will hold emergency consultations today to discuss what he described as Hamas's "violation" of the agreement to return the bodies of prisoners.

Channel 12 also quoted an Israeli official saying that the government will take steps regarding what he called "Hamas's violation of the body return agreement."

Hamas has not yet commented on the news reported by Israeli media in this regard.

In response, right-wing officials expressed their anger, with National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich voicing their concerns.

Ben Gvir stressed that the continued what he termed "Hamas's manipulation and its failure to immediately hand over the bodies" is evidence that it is still resilient, as he put it.

For his part, Smotrich called on Netanyahu to convene the security cabinet to discuss "Hamas's violation of the agreement," as he described it.

The office of the Israeli Prime Minister confirmed that Israeli forces inside the Gaza Strip received the body of one of the detainees through the Red Cross.

These developments were preceded by a confirmation from a senior source in the Al-Qassam Brigades to Al Jazeera that they found the body of one of the prisoners during search operations in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City.

In this context, Israel announced yesterday, Monday, that it allowed a team including Red Cross staff, Egyptian paramedics, and a member of Hamas to participate in the search for the remains of prisoners beyond the yellow line in the Gaza Strip.

Hamas confirmed its commitment to hand over the bodies of 13 prisoners still in the Gaza Strip, which include 10 Israelis captured on October 7, 2023, one Israeli missing since 2014, and a Thai worker and another Tanzanian.

The Director of the Palestinian Network of Non-Governmental Organizations, Amjad Al-Shawa, denied reports about receiving any official call to assume the presidency of the technocratic committee expected to manage the Gaza Strip in the upcoming phase.

Al-Shawa stated in a contribution on the Egyptian "Al-Hayat" channel that the claims in this regard have no basis in truth, adding, "There are many loyal individuals in the Gaza Strip capable of bearing responsibility, and in any position, I will support any committee working to save what can be saved and spare our people further suffering."

He clarified that "taking on these tasks is not an honor but a difficult and complex assignment," pointing out that "the success of any committee depends on the convergence of joint Palestinian efforts and international political and humanitarian support, especially given that more than 90% of the population in the Strip needs assistance."

Al-Shawa, who said he stands at an equal distance from all Palestinian factions, called for the necessity of uniting forces and factions within a unified committee to confront attempts at displacement, end the aggression, and begin relief and reconstruction operations.

Recently, Israeli and Arab media reported that Hamas and the Palestinian Authority agreed to appoint the lawyer Amjad Al-Shawa as the head of a technocratic committee to manage the Gaza Strip during the transitional phase, but this awaits official American approval of the decision.

Reports indicated that Washington is considering approving Al-Shawa's appointment due to his status as an independent civilian figure with international acceptance, while Israeli sources described him as close to Hamas without organizational affiliation, maintaining balanced relations with various political forces in Gaza. However, subsequent official statements revealed a Palestinian disagreement regarding the official qualifications that should be met by the head of this committee.

Amjad Al-Shawa was born in Gaza City on April 24, 1971, and obtained a diploma in teacher training for the deaf in 1991, a bachelor's degree in business administration from Al-Quds Open University in 1995, and a master's degree in American studies from Al-Quds University in 2008.

Al-Shawa serves as the General Director of the Palestinian Network of Non-Governmental Organizations "PNGO" in the Gaza Strip and as the Deputy Commissioner-General of the Independent Commission for Human Rights "ICHR/Ombudsman."

He has worked as a coordinating face between local and international NGOs and has been one of the prominent voices denouncing the tightening of aid entry and the deliberate Israeli starvation against civilians in the Gaza Strip during the genocide war.

It is noted that the network of NGOs managed by Al-Shawa serves as an umbrella for a large number of charitable and relief associations in Gaza, and has been a crucial hub in organizing local responses for distributing aid, documenting needs, and advocating before the United Nations and donor agencies.

Throughout the years of the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip since 2007, Al-Shawa contributed to and participated in solidarity campaigns and coordinated campaigns to pressure for lifting the blockade and ending the isolation policy of the Strip.

He previously worked as a teacher and public relations coordinator at the "Our Children for the Deaf" Association and participated in support files for persons with disabilities and projects aimed at protecting children and their health and educational rights.

Under the PNGO umbrella, he organized training workshops in advocacy, emergency management, and relief coordination among local and international actors.

In 2007, he coordinated an international campaign to lift the blockade on Gaza and called for ending the blockade and enhancing international support for Palestinian issues.

Between 1998 and 2002, he was the coordinator of a Palestinian group affiliated with Amnesty International and served on the Committee for the Care of Palestinian Children with Disabilities from 1996 to 1998. He has also been the Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Our Children for the Deaf Association since 2017.

Al-Shawa has prepared reports and publications on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, particularly regarding the effects of the Israeli blockade, and his works have been published in various international Arab media outlets.

Three Palestinians were killed on Tuesday in gunfire followed by Israeli shelling near the town of Kafr Qud in the Jenin governorate in the northern occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health stated in a statement that "the Civil Affairs Authority reported the martyrdom of 3 citizens by the occupation's bullets in the village of Kafr Qud west of Jenin."

It mentioned that the deceased were Abdullah Muhammad Omar Jalamneh (27 years old), Qais Ibrahim Muhammad Al-Baitawi (21 years old), and Ahmad Azmi Aref Nasharti (29 years old), adding that the Israeli forces had detained their bodies.

Earlier, the Palestinian news agency reported that Israeli forces executed 3 young men at dawn on Tuesday and detained their bodies in the village of Kafr Qud west of Jenin.

The agency quoted local sources as saying that the occupation forces stormed the town with military reinforcements, surrounded a location in agricultural land, and opened fire on the three young men, leading to their deaths and the detention of their bodies.

The sources added that the Israeli army shelled a vehicle at the same site, causing it and several surrounding olive trees to catch fire.

According to eyewitnesses, the area witnessed gunfire followed by helicopter shelling targeting a cave and a car near the town of Kafr Qud, where explosions were heard, and Israeli forces were seen removing bodies from the site.

In a later statement, the Israeli army claimed that the air force killed two Palestinians and injured another before killing him, alleging that they "were planning to carry out an attack."

The statement clarified that the special "Yamam" unit carried out, under the direction of the Shin Bet security service, an "attack" in the village of Kafr Qud as part of a Manasheh brigade operation to arrest those described as "saboteurs who participated in a terrorist cell inside the Jenin camp."

An Anadolu correspondent reported that this shelling is the first in 9 months in the West Bank.

Since January 21, the Israeli army has been conducting a large-scale military operation in the camps in northern West Bank (Jenin, Tulkarm, and Nur Shams), resulting in the deaths and injuries of dozens of Palestinians and the displacement of residents, along with widespread destruction of homes and infrastructure.

In parallel with the Israeli massacre in Gaza since October 8, 2023, the West Bank is witnessing an increasing escalation from the army and settlers, resulting in the deaths of 1,062 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 people, including 1,600 children.

On October 10, a ceasefire agreement in Gaza ended a two-year war that resulted in the deaths of 68,527 Palestinians and injuries to 170,395 others, while Palestinian authorities documented new Israeli violations since the 11th of the same month, resulting in 93 deaths and 337 injuries.

The French website Orient 21 stated that "President Donald Trump's peace plan," which announced a ceasefire in exchange for a prisoner exchange between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), is nothing but a reproduction of old thinking and political approaches dating back to the beginning of the millennium, when the "Quartet for the Middle East" emerged in 2002.

The site explained - in an article by Christian Jauré - that the Quartet, which then included the United States, Russia, the European Union, and the United Nations, was an attempt to revive the peace process after the collapse of the Oslo Agreement, and a product of the post-September 11, 2001 era in the United States.

The author pointed out that the Quartet was part of Washington's efforts to unify its diplomatic efforts under the banner of "the war on terror," and to pressure Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat to engage in the new American approach. Since then, managing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become part of an American security system aimed at protecting Israel and subduing the Palestinians, rather than achieving actual peace.

The author believes that Trump's 2025 plan, like the "roadmap" presented by the Quartet in 2003, is merely a tool to impose "peace the American way," based on disarming the Palestinians, dismantling resistance, and establishing a local technocratic authority with no political character.

The initial points of the plan stipulate that "Gaza will be a demilitarized area, free of terrorism, and under the supervision of international monitors," which practically means disarming Hamas and the factions under direct American oversight.

Jauré interprets this statement as a continuation of the Western security approach, which conflates international terrorism with national resistance, treating Gaza as a security file rather than a political one.

The new plan is based on establishing a temporary transitional authority in Gaza, managed by an international Palestinian technocratic committee unrelated to Hamas, which will only handle daily service management. It is likely to include 7 to 10 members, with only one of them being Palestinian, possibly a businessman or a security figure, such as Mohammed Dahlan, whose name has resurfaced despite his declining popularity in Gaza.

The overall supervision will be in the hands of the "International Peace Council," which will be chaired personally by Trump, with membership including international figures, among them former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who previously represented the "Quartet" in 2007 and focused then on cosmetic economic projects that did not change the reality of occupation.

The author reminded that the Quartet was a facade for American diplomacy, with Washington controlling its decisions and using it to pressure the Palestinian side through its European and Arab allies. He confirmed that this is happening again today, as there are no mechanisms for accountability or responsibility within the "Peace Council," and no one knows who will evaluate its decisions or bear their consequences.

Thus, according to the author, international institutions are turning into tools to entrench American uniqueness and protect Israeli interests, while the Palestinians are excluded from any real role in determining their fate.

Trump's plan clarifies that the main goal is Israel's security, not the establishment of a Palestinian state, as it stipulates the creation of a new Palestinian security force under international supervision to secure the borders and prevent any attacks or infiltrations into Israeli territory, in a reproduction of the security logic that prevailed during Arafat's era, when the Palestinian Authority was required to combat "terrorism" instead of resisting occupation.

Trump's plan shifts from the idea of "peace for development" to "profit for peace," as Trump, being a businessman before being a president, sees the destruction of Gaza as an opportunity to build "modern cities" akin to Dubai or Monaco.

Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, has promoted since 2024 the idea of transforming Gaza into a "global resort," while Trump himself stated in 2025 that "Gaza could become the Riviera of the Middle East."

The plan includes launching the "Trump Economic Development Program," which attracts major global real estate developers to establish massive investment projects on the Mediterranean coast, but it raises an embarrassing question that did not escape the author, who wondered: "Does this mean the displacement of Gaza's residents to make way for these giant projects?"

Jauré concluded that "Trump's plan" is not a peace project as much as it is a political and economic guardianship plan to subject Gaza to American oversight, with a formal role

The Israeli occupation army has made a strategic decision to intensify efforts to destroy a massive and deep tunnel network belonging to Hamas in the Gaza Strip. This strategic network had been known to the army and the "Shabak" for months, but targeting it had previously been avoided out of concern for the lives of those held inside.

The Hebrew newspaper "Maariv" revealed today, Tuesday, that the occupation army has made a strategic decision to intensify efforts to destroy a massive and deep tunnel network belonging to Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which it describes as a "gold mine" for the movement, following the completion of the release of all living Israeli hostages.

According to the newspaper, this strategic network had been known to the army and the "Shabak" for months, but targeting it had previously been avoided out of concern for the lives of those held inside. The strategic tunnel network was described by "Maariv" as consisting of massive and giant tunnels that extend approximately 4 kilometers from the west of the Gaza Strip to its east, with a depth reaching 30 to 40 meters below the surface.