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Hamas says it's willing to hand over control of Gaza's police and government institutions to a transitional committee once Israel allows it to enter Gaza.
Anas Baba, NPR News, Gaza City.
The U.S.-packed ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is showing signs of strain.
Israel has carried out repeated strikes in Gaza, accusing Hamas of violating the agreement, an accusation Hamas denies.
On Saturday alone, Israeli airstrikes hit a police station, residential homes and a tent encampment sheltering displaced families.
Since the ceasefire began more than 100 days ago, Gaza's health ministry say Israeli attacks killed more than 530 Palestinians.
Israel says the strike were in response to ceasefire violation.
The military says it targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad commanders without providing evidence.
Hamas says it's willing to hand over control of Gaza's police and government institutions to a transitional committee once Israel allows it to enter Gaza.
Anas Baba, NPR News, Gaza City.
The three journalists were working with a drone camera, filming an Egyptian aid project when an Israeli military drone bombed their car.
One of the journalists was a freelance photographer with the agency France Presse, who had been married only last week.
A video verified by NPR shows the shattered metal shell of their vehicle after the attack, which struck three miles away from where the Israeli troops are positioned inside Gaza.
Israel's military said troops had identified suspect operating a, quote, drone affiliated with Hamas in a manner that posed a threat to their safety.
The military's statement provided no evidence and no further detail.
It said the strike was conducted with the required chain of command, but added the incident was under review.
Anas Babo, NPR News, Gaza City.
On Gaza's streets, there is a feeling that the war hasn't actually ended and that the ceasefire is merely on paper.
More than 450 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past three months since President Trump declared the war over.
Abu Abd al-Rahman, like many Palestinians in Gaza today, is living in a makeshift tent with his wife and kids after their home was destroyed in Israeli airstrikes.