The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday said it killed one of Hamas’s top commanders in Gaza, the highest-profile assassination amid Israel and the designated terrorist

The next phase of the Gaza ceasefire involves an international security force and other measures and has not yet started.

Heavy winter rains swept across Gaza, flooding tents and makeshift shelters, bringing yet more hardships to residents who faced at least one displacement in over two years of war.

Hamas is willing to discuss “freezing or storing” its weapons, a senior official said on Sunday, amid concerns that the nascent ceasefire deal between Israel and the militant group could collapse.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said he expects to move into the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire soon but warned negations would be as "equally difficult" as the first stage.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet U.S. President Donald Trump on December 29 to discuss the next steps of the Gaza ceasefire, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel and Hamas are "very shortly expected to move into the second phase of the ceasefire," after Hamas returns the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza.