ISRAELI OCCUPIED GAZA, 17 January. - (ANA) - Israel killed at least 10 Palestinians across Gaza in the past 24 hours, even as the United States announced progress toward the second phase of a 20-point ceasefire deal with Hamas aimed at ending the conflict.

 

US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday the formation of the "Board of Peace", which would oversee the management of post-war Gaza as part of the second phase of the ceasefire.

 

The truce remains fragile amid continued Israeli attacks. The latest strike killed one person at dawn on Friday and wounded several others.

 

A medical source said a 62-year-old Palestinian woman was killed by Israeli gunfire in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Strip, while others were injured in the same incident.

 

As Washington pushes ahead with the second phase of the ceasefire, it and its mediator partners face major challenges, including the disarmament of Hamas, further Israeli withdrawal tied to that process, and the deployment of an international peacekeeping force.

 

 

"These Palestinian leaders are unwaveringly committed to a peaceful future," Trump said in a social media post on Thursday. Many experts have criticised the proposal, arguing that Trump chairing a body tasked with overseeing Gaza’s governance resembles a colonial-style structure.   - (ANA) -

 

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