Israel’s government claims capturing the territory’s largest population centre is essential to defeating the remnants of Hamas, where many of its remaining fighters are believed to be holding out. But Palestinians see leaving Gaza City as the end of any hope for the possibility of a future Palestinian state.

Gaza:Gaza Strip municipalities, in cooperation with Qatar s Gaza Reconstruction Committee, have begun reopening Gaza s main streets, removing rubble

The ground operation and intensifying Israeli bombardment risks deepening the humanitarian crisis in a war that has already killed tens of thousands of people.

President Donald Trump offered rare public criticism of the U.S. ally after the strike in Doha, which threatened to imperil efforts to secure a ceasefire and free hostages held in Gaza.

Trump made a lightning visit to Israel, where he lauded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an address to parliament, before flying to Egypt for a Gaza summit where he and the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed the declaration on Monday as guarantors to the ceasefire deal.

A shaky ceasefire is holding. Now the Palestinian territory is in urgent need of a functioning government, order on the streets, and resources to start rebuilding the shattered territory.

Israel's defense minister ordered all remaining Palestinians on Wednesday to leave Gaza City, saying it was their "last opportunity" and that anyone who stayed would be considered a militant supporter and face the "full force" of Israel's latest offensive.

The crash was in Sharm el Sheikh, where indirect talks between Israel and Hamas led to a breakthrough deal. The city will also host a summit on Monday.

Hamas has carried out a mass execution in the streets of Gaza as part of a series of bloody reprisals following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from key urban areas.

Death by a thousand cuts could be Hamas’s answer to a plan of 20 points the terrorists see as a total capitulation.