Why is Gaza truce under threat?

US President Donald Trump's forceful backing of ally Israel has put the ceasefire under strain, and particularly his proposal to take over the Gaza Strip and remove its Palestinian inhabitants.

Iranian supreme leader urged to revoke fatwa on nuclear weapons – Telegraph

Top commanders have reportedly pressed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to lift the religious ban, citing existential threats

Iran will respond in kind to US ‘threats’ – Khamenei

Negotiating with Washington is “neither wise, intelligent, nor honorable,” the Iranian supreme leader has said

Iran condemns US sanctions on oil shipments to China

Iran has warned that these sanctions will have broader repercussions, holding the US government responsible for any fallout.

Israel wants European nations to take displaced Palestinians

Defense Minister Israel Katz has suggested that countries critical of military action in Gaza should offer refuge to people leaving the enclave

Syria’s new leaders are ‘polite jihadists’ – Israel

Militant groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham took power in Damascus in December, toppling the government of Bashar Assad

Israel cuts ties with UN aid agency supporting Palestinians

The agency, UNRWA, will be banned from operating on Israeli soil, and contact between it and Israeli officials will also be forbidden.

New backlash over Trump plan to move Palestinians out of Gaza

After the ceasefire came into force, Trump touted a plan to "clean out" the Gaza Strip, reiterating the idea on Monday as he called for Palestinians to move to "safer" locations such as Egypt or Jordan.

Israel says Gazans can return home as more hostage releases agreed

Israel had been preventing vast crowds of Palestinians from using a coastal road to return to northern Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating the truce agreement by failing to release civilian women hostages.

Google sold AI tools to IDF after Hamas attack – WaPo

The US tech giant has reportedly been rushing to provide the tech to beat out its competitor Amazon

Watch: Crowds cheer as freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in West Bank town

Members of the crowd climbed atop the lead bus and unfurled a Hamas flag, the journalists reported.

Israeli hostages, Palestinian detainees freed on first Gaza truce exchange

As the ceasefire took effect on Sunday morning, thousands of displaced, war-weary Palestinians set off across the devastated Gaza Strip to return home.
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