Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday that residents of the Gaza Strip would not be able to return to the northern part of the enclave until all hostages still held by Hamas were released.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told an American television and radio network on Sunday that a potential hostage deal between Israel and Hamas will delay an Israeli military operation in Rafah, but said that Israel will conduct their operation there no matter what.
The UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) considers the recent suspension of its funding by a number of nations to be insane, as it put the department in a very difficult financial situation, UNRWA spokeswoman Tamara Alrifai said on Sunday.