Hamas urges mediators to end ceasefire violations as Israel kills dozens in Gaza

Hamas has urged signatories to the US-brokered 'peace plan' for Gaza to intervene amid continued Israeli strikes on the enclave, which killed 27 people on Wednesday.

In a statement on Telegram, spokesman Hazem Qassem called on the parties to the Sharm el-Sheikh agreement, particularly Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the United States, to take measures to stop the violations.

“This behavior reflects a clear lack of respect by the [Israeli] occupation government for the mediators and guarantor states, which have failed to prevent the occupation from continuing its war of extermination on the Gaza Strip,” the statement said.

The strikes on Wednesday evening targeted areas in Gaza City and Khan Younis, according to Gaza’s Civil Defence. One strike hit a building owned by the Ministry of Religious Endowments, killing at least ten people.

Photos shared online, including by Turkish news agency Anadolu, showed the bodies of three Palestinian children killed in the strikes.

Israel continued its attacks on Rafah and Khan Younis early on Thursday, killing three people in the town of Bani Suheila.

The Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza said four people were killed in the strikes early Thursday, after the civil defence agency gave a lower toll of three dead.

The strikes come as states involved in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ‘peace plan’ push ahead with its implementation, following a UN Security Council resolution backing the 20-point blueprint.

On Wednesday, a US official told Israel's i24NEWS that the first batch of troops from the International Stabilisation Force will arrive in Gaza in early 2026.

The peacekeeping force, outlined in Trump's plan, will comprise troops from several Muslim-majority countries. Reports have also indicated that the US is seeking to recruit troops from European states to join the force.

Another source told i24 that Indonesia and Azerbaijan are currently the most likely to send troops. In September at the UN General Assembly, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto pledged to send 20,000 troops to Gaza, while Azerbaijan has also agreed to join, however has said it will not deploy forces until military action ends.

Turkey has also expressed interest in joining the force - a proposal Israel have vehemently opposed.

Elsewhere, 51 countries, including Turkey, Britain, Spain, Italy, and China, have said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) could play a role in providing urgent and long-term assistance to help alleviate the humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian Territories.

The 51 states signed an agreement at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on Wednesday, expressing deep concern and saying that the organisation could "play a curial role in providing urgent and long-term" support for the Palestinian Authority for Gaza.

The statement also noted that the amount of aid entering Gaza is "significantly less" than agreed in the ceasefire deal.

Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 69,546 people, according to figures from the health ministry, and wounded at least 169,000.

UN experts and leading human rights groups, including Amnesty International, have determined that Israel is committing genocide in the besieged enclave.