The Gaza ceasefire has entered its tenth day, with more than 300,000 displaced Palestinians returning to their homes in the northern and central parts of the besieged enclave.
Despite the temporary lull, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that 48 Palestinians were killed and 80 others wounded in the past 48 hours. Among the casualties were 37 bodies recovered from the rubble of previous airstrikes, alongside 11 civilians who were shot by Israeli forces. The total death toll since the start of the war on 7 October 2023 has reached 47,354, with 111,563 injured.
On the diplomatic front, Qatar continues its mediating efforts to secure progress in ceasefire negotiations. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari announced on Tuesday that preparations are underway for the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, which is set to begin on the sixteenth day of the truce. Separately, a Hamas delegation met with Egyptian officials in Cairo to discuss the next steps.
In Lebanon, an Israeli strike wounded 7 people in Nabatieh on Tuesday evening, despite a truce being in place.