Sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF airstrikes -- continue despite the Gaza ceasefire.

Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday rejected one in a series of legal challenges brought by Israel against the court's probe into its conduct of the Gaza war.

The ruling deals a setback to Israel’s efforts to overturn the arrest warrant for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan is set to enter a new phase within weeks, but crucial pieces of the agreement remain undefined as Israel tightens its military grip on the battered enclave.

Message follows Israel’s killing of 4 Palestinians, including senior Hamas commander Raed Saad, over weekend despite ceasefire - Anadolu Ajansı

As President Trump prepares to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later this month to advance his peace plan for Gaza, on-the-ground developments are reducing the odds that the plan’s all-important Phase II – which would ensure long-term peace and create a brighter future for Gazans – will be successfully implemented.