Israel's military said on Thursday it had carried out a targeted strike on a rocket launch site near Gaza City after identifying a failed launch, as questions mount over when the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire will begin.

Israel has launched repeated attacks in Lebanon since the ceasefire, which ended a yearlong conflict with Hezbollah, killing more than 300 people. Israeli forces also continue to occupy five locations on the Lebanese side of the border, in violation of the truce deal.

UNICEF stated that at least 60 boys and 40 girls have been killed in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory since early October.

In all of 2025, passenger traffic at Israel's main air gateway Ben Gurion reached 18.5 million, versus 13.9 million in 2024. The airport handled 21.8 million people in 2023, the year war ‌broke out after the October 7 attacks by Hamas.

CAIRO/GAZA CITY, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Israel's assassination of a senior Hamas commander threatens the viability of the Gaza ceasefire, the chief negotiator of the militant group said on Sunday, calling on U.S. President Donald ​Trump to demand Israel comply with the terms of the truce.

Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip — Israel’s prime minister says a former U.N. Mideast envoy, Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov, has been chosen to serve as the director-general for U.S. President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace aimed at overseeing the peace process in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump is expected to announce world leaders who will form part of a “Board of Peace” to administer the Gaza Strip.

The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs in Gaza under American supervision.

Lebanese Army declares full control of southern Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office issues statement calling for ceasefire agreement to be properly kept.