The violence comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces domestic pressure from his far-right allies after agreeing to the truce and hostage-prisoner exchange with Hamas.

Israel has escalated its invasion and assault of the occupied West Bank this week, as the Gaza ceasefire deal has begun.

Elise Stefanik, nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump for ambassador to the United Nations, stated on Tuesday that she agrees with the opinion that Israel has a "biblical right" to annex the West Bank.

Just one day into the job, President DONALD TRUMP’s new foreign policy team faces the daunting task of trying to help cement a permanent end to the war in Gaza and finding a way to secure the release of dozens of hostages still in Hamas captivity.

In an interview with Fox News, the envoy, Steve Witkoff, also said he believed all countries in the region could get "on board" to normalize ties with Israel. Asked to identify specific countries, he singled out Qatar,