The Israeli Cabinet’s approval of a Gaza ceasefire comes alongside a new strategy to tighten control and escalate repression in the occupied West Bank, raising fears of increased aggression against Palestinians.

Israel’s 15-month campaign has depleted the group’s military strength, sapped its political influence and opened a void in leadership inside the Gaza Strip.

Hamas Movement has said the escalation of the brutal Israeli occupation forces’ (IOF) aggression on the West Bank governorates, and the air strikes on the Jenin camp,

Three Palestinians were killed, including two children, in an Israeli airstrike in the West Bank on Wednesday, Palestinian officials said.

Egypt’s chief diplomat on Thursday called on Israel and Hamas to implement a Gaza ceasefire plan “without any delay,” raising pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept the deal.

Palestinian prisoners' family members gathered on Tuesday in the West Bank city of Ramallah with the hope of finalizing and announcing an agreement between Hamas and Israel for the release of their relatives.

The Israel Defense Forces said it is pursuing the perpetrators of the shooting in Funduq. Hamas praised the attack but did not claim responsibility.

Gunmen attacked a bus carrying Israelis in the occupied West Bank, killing at least three people and wounding eight others, Israel's rescue service said.

The Palestinian prime minister says it's unacceptable for any entity other than the Palestinian Authority to run the Gaza Strip in the future. Mohammad Mustafa made the comments Wednesday on a visit to Norway as Israel and Hamas appear to be at the closest point yet to sealing a deal to end 15 months of war.

After agreeing to a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas, Israel's political future — and Netanyahu's — remains unsettled.

Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. This triggered a massive Israeli military offensive in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.