Since the deal was struck, there’s been a vibe shift in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is buoyed by the return of US President Donald Trump and under pressure from far-right members of his own cabinet to return to war. The Gaza ceasefire looks increasingly like it may end up being a fleeting interlude.

Hamas says talks with Israel about further steps in the Gaza ceasefire deal are conditional on Palestinian prisoners being freed as agreed. Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of more than 600 Palestinians in return for six living and four dead hostages who had been freed,

The deaths highlighted the brutal humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian enclave despite a ceasefire, doctors said.

Wahedi, from the Gaza Health Ministry, said it has recorded 15 deaths from hypothermia this winter, all of them children.

Gaza's civil defence agency said on Tuesday that six newborn babies have died in a cold snap which has gripped the war-ravaged Palestinian territory over the past week."As a result of a severe cold wave and the lack of heating,