The video posted by Mr Trump on his Truth Social account featured his idea of developing the Gaza Strip into a Dubai-style paradise.

The negotiations focused on freeing Edan Alexander, the only American Israeli hostage still believed to be alive, and the bodies of four other U.S.-Israeli dual citizens who were kidnapped and taken to Gaza in the October 2023 attack, officials told The New York Times.

The UN children's agency says it is opening makeshift learning spaces for children in the Gaza Strip. But it notes that the children are suffering from trauma and are worried about whether the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will continue.

A delicate truce between Israel and Hamas hangs by a thread after Israel blocked humanitarian aid into Gaza, in response to Hamas rejecting a new Israeli proposal to extend the ceasefire without any commitment to end the war or fully withdraw troops.

The Trump administration has rejected a long-awaited plan for the reconstruction of Gaza endorsed by Arab leaders, saying the president stands by his own vision which includes expelling the territory’s Palestinian residents and transforming it into a “riviera” owned by the United States.

As Israel remains deadlocked with Hamas over key issues, Gaza’s future after the war ends appears no closer to a resolution.

The plan is "the last attempt to stabilize what remains of the Palestinian people on their land," a Palestinian expert told Newsweek.

The highest level of damage was recorded in the northern governorates of North Gaza and Gaza City. That area was repeatedly targeted by Israeli air strikes throughout the war and was subject to a siege in the latter half of 2024. Civilians were ordered to evacuate amid heavy bombardment.