An international body tasked with governing the Gaza Strip under the next phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire is expected to be announced by the end of the year.

Investigators said the death toll of the El Fasher massacre is much larger than previously estimated, with some saying at least 60,000 have been killed. An onslaught of violence ensued after the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces took control of the Sudanese city of El Fasher in Darfur following a monthslong siege.

In all, 20 living hostages and the remains of 27 others have been returned to Israel since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire began in early October.

Israel launched a military strike after it said Hamas militants attacked its soldiers, the latest clashes in the two months since a truce was signed.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his coalition on Wednesday boycotted a Knesset vote endorsing US President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza.

Israel says that partial remains returned from Gaza earlier this week do not match either of the hostages taken during Hamas’ 2023 attack who remain in Gaza.

Israel said it plans to open the Rafah crossing to let Palestinians leave from Gaza to Egypt, but it will not allow Palestinians to return.

Democratic politicians are struggling to strike a balance between U.S. support for Israel and voter outrage over civilian suffering in Gaza.

According to the ceasefire agreement, the authority is to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction under a two-year, renewable UN mandate.

Estal, who is an Irish citizen, managed to get his two small children to Dublin in 2023, but two years later his father remain still in Gaza.