Hamas has declared the Gaza ceasefire 'over' after Israeli strikes killed senior operatives, escalating tensions and raising fears of renewed conflict.

Hamas has passed along messages to the US through Arab mediators that it is prepared to end the Gaza ceasefire over what it says are Israeli violations, an Arab diplomat tells The Times of Israel. Israel says that its latest round of deadly airstrikes in Gaza came in response to gunmen opening fire on Israeli troops in southern Gaza earlier today.

Hezbollah is rebuilding its arsenal in southern Lebanon, violating a fragile ceasefire with Israel as tensions rise along the northern border amid daily IDF strikes.

President Trump says his Gaza peace plan will end the war between Israel and Hamas and launch a new era of peace in the Middle East. But a month into the ceasefire, progress on implementing the 20-point plan appears to be stalling.

Hamas spokesman Izzat al-Rishq says there is no truth to earlier media reports claiming Hamas informed the US that the ceasefire has ended. Al-Rishq also says in a statement issued on his behalf that they are demanding the mediators pressure Israel to publish the identity of an alleged Hamas gunman.

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UNICEF said on Thursday that a baby girl was killed in an airstrike in eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza, alongside her parents. On Wednesday, seven children were killed in airstrikes in Gaza City and the south, UNICEF said. Israel's military says three of its soldiers have been killed in attacks in Gaza since the start of the ceasefire.

Conditions that led to genocide in Gaza remain precarious given lack of accountability, says rights advocate Yuli Novak.