A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in October 2025. Six months after the fragile ceasefire began, Palestinians in Gaza continue to face uncertainty. Dozens of Palestinians gathered at Al‑Aqsa hospital on Thursday morning to bid a final farewell to Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Wishah, who was killed in an Israeli drone strike, according to AP.

Hamas announced it would dissolve its de facto government in Gaza and hand over governance to a Palestinian technocratic body established under Donald Trump’s Board of Peace, reported by gdelt. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar dismissed the announcement, gdelt added, while the Trump‑appointed Board of Peace noted Hamas’ move, also reported by gdelt.

Washington prefers to preserve the current status quo in the Gaza Strip while continuing to advance Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative, according to bluesky. The planned zone could serve as a starting point for the Palestinian technocratic committee that will assume day‑to‑day governance of Gaza’s transitional phase under Trump’s 20‑point plan, reported by middleeasteye. Experts Ghaith al‑Omari and Shira Efron participated in a discussion hosted by David Makovsky about Gaza challenges, including disarming Hamas and advancing Trump’s 20‑point plan, according to timesofisrael.

Dawn reported that over 1,000 people have been murdered by Israel during the truce, that over 73,000 people have been butchered in Gaza since the Oct 7 2023 Hamas operation, and that nearly 2 million people have been displaced from Gaza since that operation.

Hamas said the ministries and their staff would stay in place and it would continue overseeing security and policing in parts of Gaza after the truce, reported by gdelt.