Gaza live: Israeli attack hits Unrwa centre

Speaking from Tel Aviv, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "reaffirmed his commitment" to a Gaza ceasefire deal during their meeting in Jerusalem.

Blinken also said he believes there is a "strong consensus" amongst Israeli leaders to move forward with the plan.

"This proposal and moving forward on it is the first step," he told reporters. "We want to see it come to fruition."

Blinken added that Hamas's welcoming of Monday's UN Security Council resolution was a "hopeful sign" and that while the US remains committed to the Palestinian group's defeat, military means are not sufficient.

"There has to be a clear political plan, a clear humanitarian plan, in order to ensure Hamas does not in any shape or form resume control of Gaza."

Hamas has accepted the latest UN Security Council ceasefire resolution and is ready to negotiate over the details, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters.

The group accepts the resolution in regard to the ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli troops and swap of hostages for detainees held by Israel, he said.

Abu Zuhri added that it was up to the US to make sure Israel abides by it.

"The US administration is facing a real test to carry out its commitments in compelling the occupation to immediately end the war in an implementation of the UN Security Council resolution," he added.

Hezbollah said in a statement that it launched dozens of Katyusha rockets at an Israeli army base in the occupied Golan Heights in response to Israel's latest strikes on Hermel, northeastern Lebanon.

The Israeli army said that a barrage of around 50 rockets were launched from the Golan Heights.

Hezbollah announced the death of three members following the strike on Hermel.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met separately with Israeli opposition figures Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid in Tel Aviv.

A statement from Gantz's office said the former war cabinet minister urged Blinken to apply "maximum pressure" on negotiators to reach a hostage release deal, saying he will "support any responsible arrangement on the matter from outside the government".

Gantz also told Blinken that "Israel will not hesitate to act forcefully" against Hezbollah in Lebanon if the threat the group poses cannot be removed.

Hamas says one of its commanders in the occupied West Bank, Mohammed Jaber Abdo, was amongst the four Palestinian fighters killed near the city of Ramallah by Israeli forces on Monday.

Israeli soldiers had raided the village of Kafr Nima in a search for a man they accused of carrying out an arson attack on an illegal West Bank settlement.

The troops fired on the vehicle the four men were in, killing all of them and injuring eight others in the raid.

An Israeli air strike hit a convoy of trucks in Lebanon’s Hermel region near the border with Syria, killing several people.

This marks the northernmost strike on Lebanon since clashes erupted between Israel and Hezbollah on 8 October, a day after the beginning of the war in Gaza.

Additionally, the Israeli army announced the death of four soldiers who were killed in a booby-trapped building in Rafah, southern Gaza on Monday.

Chipmaker Intel Corp is also set to halt plans for a $25bn factory in Israel, according to Israeli financial news website Calcalist.

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The head of human rights group Amnesty International, Agnes Callamard, urged all parties to the conflict to implement Tuesday's UN Security Council’s Gaza ceasefire resolution.

In a statement on X she said: "The UN Security Council has adopted a long overdue US resolution to protect civilians, release civilian hostages and demand an end to eight months of bloodshed, unlawful attacks and mass humanitarian suffering in Gaza.

“The US had previously blocked multiple ceasefire resolutions, including by using its veto three times. Its shift is long overdue. With more than 37,000 Palestinians dead, amid a risk of genocide and an engineered famine, its stalling has come at an extremely heavy price,” Callamard said.

“The US must now use its influence to ensure this ceasefire becomes a reality. It must halt arms transfers to Israel and ensure that Israeli authorities allow unfettered humanitarian aid access throughout Gaza."

Our live coverage from Gaza will shortly be closing until tomorrow morning.

Here are some of the day's key developments:

• The UN Security Council approved US President Joe Biden's proposal to end the war in Gaza and release the captives held in Gaza 

• The passing of the UN Security Council ceasefire resolution is a “crucial step” towards peace said the Belgian minister of foreign affairs, Hadja Lahbib

• The European Union in a statement called for the “immediate implementation” of the UN Security Council resolution for a Gaza truce

• According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, at least 9,300 Palestinians are currently being illegally held captive in Israeli prisons

• United States officials are weighing whether to strike a unilateral deal with Hamas to free five American captives in Gaza if a ceasefire deal is not reached, according to a report by NBC news

• The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that at least five Palestinians were killed and seven people were also wounded in two attacks in central Gaza

• An Israeli military court extended the illegal imprisonment of Rasha Hirzallah, 39, until June 24 for alleged incitement on social media platforms

• Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said on Monday that the US secretary of state’s comments on the Gaza ceasefire proposal show “bias toward Israel”

The passing of the UN Security Council ceasefire resolution is a “crucial step” towards peace said the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadja Lahbib.

“Belgium calls for the immediate implementation of the ceasefire. It’s urgent,” she said.

According to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society, at least 9,300 Palestinians are currently being illegally held captive in Israeli prisons.

This includes:

• 2,056 who have been sentenced in questionable circumstances
• 3,794 who are detained
• 3,450 who are in administrative detention (without charge or trial)

The numbers include 9,021 Palestinians from the occupied West Bank, 194 from the Gaza Strip (who are known to the rights group), and 85 from Israel proper.

Earlier on Monday Israeli forces fired at a car near the village of Kafr Nima, in the occupied West Bank, which resulted in several people being wounded. 

Following the incident, troops raided the village and killed four Palestinians and wounded at least eight, according to the Ministry of Health.

Palestinian factions announced that Ramallah and nearby villages will observe a general strike on Tuesday, shutting down schools and businesses, to protest the killings in Kafr Nima.

The European Union in a statement called for the “immediate implementation” of the UN Security Council resolution for a Gaza truce.

“The EU recalls its full support to the comprehensive roadmap presented by United States President Joe Biden. We urge both parties to accept and implement the three-phase proposal,” it said.

“The EU stands ready to contribute to reviving a political process for a lasting and sustainable peace, based on the two-state solution, and to support a coordinated international effort to rebuild Gaza,” it added. 

Palestinian presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh said on Monday that the presidency is with any resolution that calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and preserves Palestinian land unity.

Abu Rudeineh's comments came in response to the latest UN Security Council resolution backing a plan for a cease-fire in Gaza.

Reporting from Reuters

United States officials are weighing whether to strike a unilateral deal with Hamas to free five American hostages in Gaza if a ceasefire deal is not reached, according to a report by NBC news.

The report, citing two current and two former US officials, said the administration is considering using Qatar to negotiate with Hamas in talks that would not include Israel.

The deliberations come more than one week after US President Joe Biden announced a three-phase ceasefire proposal that he said would end the war on Gaza and lead to a hostage exchange.

But the deal has stalled with Hamas saying the agreement as laid out by Biden doesn't guarantee the war on Gaza will end. For its part, Israel said it will continue to wage war on Gaza until it destroys Hamas's governing and military capabilities in the besieged enclave.

Read more: US weighing unilateral hostage deal with Hamas: Report

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that at least five Palestinians were killed and seven people were also wounded in two attacks in central Gaza.