An explosive device has detonated in Gaza and wounded one Israeli soldier, prompting Israel to accuse Hamas of violating the U.S.-brokered ceasefire

Mughrabi GAZA CITY, Dec 31 (Reuters) - In the weeks before the Gaza ceasefire on October 10, Israel widely deployed a new weapon: M113 Armoured Personnel Carriers repurposed to carry between 1 and 3 tons of explosives,

Israel has asked the Trump administration to remove Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan from the international Board of Peace being established under the Gaza peace plan, according to sources familiar with the matter. The request reflects Israeli efforts to limit Ankara’s influence in Gaza’s post‑war stabilization and reconstruction.

The organization is one of 25 humanitarian groups suspended for their alleged failure to comply with new Israeli rules.

Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières expects to be barred from operating in Gaza once it misses Wednesday's deadline to comply with new registration rules for relief agencies that Israel says are meant to prevent Hamas from exploiting international aid.

When Israel and Hamas signed a ceasefire earlier this year, it brought into question the fate of militias Israel cultivated during the devastating two-year war as an alternative ruling force in Gaza. Many expected that Hamas — still the dominant force in the Strip — would hunt them down.