The Hamas-Israel war erupted after Israel launched a brutal military campaign in the Gaza Strip following the deadly October 7 attacks by Hamas last year which left over 1,200 Israelis dead after thousands others wounded.

A senior Hamas official on Friday said the group is "ready for a ceasefire" in Gaza, urging US President-elect Donald Trump to "pressure" Israel as it continued to pound the Palestinian territory."Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire proposal is presented and on the condition that it is respected" by Israel,

Human Rights Watch (HRW) accused Israel of war crimes in a sprawling new report that argues the Israeli military has forcibly displaced the Palestinian people in Gaza during the 13-month war against Hamas.

WASHINGTON − Israel has carried out a "massive, deliberate forced displacement of Palestinian civilians in Gaza" that amounts to a war crime and a crime against humanity, Human Rights Watch said Thursday.

Israel has deliberately displaced Palestinian civilians in Gaza and is responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said in a report.