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Israel halted aid deliveries to Gaza Sunday after the first phase of a US-negotiated ceasefire deal expired, raising fears of a resumption in the conflict.
Israeli officials said Hamas had rejected a proposal by US envoy Steve Witkoff to extend an initial six-week truce that would require Hamas to release half of the remaining hostages as prelude to further negotiations — Hamas, meanwhile, accused Israel of violating the terms of the original agreement.
Spurred by US President Donald Trump’s much-criticized proposal to effectively depopulate Gaza and take it over, Arab nations are ramping up efforts to resolve the conflict: Egypt said it would present a Gaza reconstruction plan this week, although one question looms large, The Wall Street Journal noted: “What to do with Hamas.”