Hamas pledged to release 10 living hostages and repeated demands for a permanent ceasefire in response to the US's ceasefire proposal.

I refuse to commit war crimes,” Yuval Ben Ari told NBC News earlier this month. “The patriotic thing to do is to say no.”

Hunger has spread in Gaza, with UN agencies warning of impending famine without a drastic scaling up of aid entering the territory and being distributed across it. There have been multiple incidents of looting.

As attempts are made for a new ceasefire in Gaza and Israel is garnering criticism from nations not normally critical, former Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes says the humanitarian situation has been “materially worse there over the last few weeks than it has been since October 7th.

On the 10th day, Hamas will deliver full details on all remaining hostages, including proof of life, medical status reports, or confirmation of death. Mediators will lead negotiations for releasing all remaining Israeli hostages for an agreed number of Palestinian prisoners. These talks will begin on the first day of the ceasefire.

The embattled Israeli-backed aid group that began operating in Gaza earlier this week is not screening Palestinians at aid distribution sites, despite Israeli officials saying that additional security measures were a core reason for the creation of the new program.

The Israeli military is again advancing into Gaza and has blocked most aid, causing widespread hunger. A new but widely criticized system for getting relief in started operating this week.

Paris Saint-Germain supporters have displayed a banner saying “Stop (the) genocide in Gaza” during the Champions League final in Munich.