Ramadan asserted that the chamber was aware of the desires of the Palestinian people and wanted a role in communicating those wishes to Gaza’s new leadership. The Gaza Chamber of Commerce aspires to have a role in advising the future democratic government of Gaza and to be involved in the Strip's reconstruction efforts,

An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.

Two IDF soldiers were lightly injured after their tank was hit by an explosive device in the Khan Younis area of the southern Gaza Strip earlier today, the military says. The two wounded troops were taken to a hospital and their families were notified, the IDF adds.

Donald Trump has claimed US allies could send a "heavy force" into Gaza if Hamas "continues to act badly". It comes after his vice president landed in Israel, against a backdrop of the strained ceasefire in Gaza.

It will take about $70 billion to rebuild Gaza, according to an operational damage and needs assessment conducted jointly by the United Nations, the European Union and the World Bank. European and Arab nations, Canada and the U.S. appear willing to contribute to the estimated $70 billion needed to rebuild Gaza, the UN official said on Tuesday.

President Trump’s top Middle East peace envoys categorically rejected accusations that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in an interview with CBS’s “60 minutes” broadcast on Sunday.

Trump said on Monday that the US would destroy Hamas if the militant group didn’t continue to honor the ceasefire with Israel.

David Adler spent more than two weeks at sea and five days in an Israeli prison. He says flotilla members faced drone attacks before being detained and abused by the Israeli government.

The Israeli government has halted humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza strip after the IDF struck targets in southern Gaza on Sunday

The Trump peace plan calls for an international security force in the Gaza Strip, but countries that might send troops are wary of danger, an unclear mission and being seen as occupiers.

Donald Trump is willing to accept eruptions of brutal violence in Gaza provided they do not escalate into a full-scale war that torpedoes his peace deal, experts say. Fighting is expected to continue in the Strip as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas teeters on the brink following air strikes at the weekend.