Overview
- Reuters reports the U.S.-led implementation has halted, and European officials fear Gaza could fall into divided governance between Israel and Hamas.
- Washington is pressing to launch a second phase that would deploy an international force to disarm Hamas and provide security, but no timetable has emerged.
- The agreed first phase called for the transfer of 48 hostages including remains, yet four bodies have not been handed over.
- U.S. and Israeli officials have indicated they would not rule out tough measures regarding Hamas’s disarmament if the process advances.
- Images from southern Khan Yunis show widespread devastation, underscoring the scale of destruction shaping any security and reconstruction effort.