Any deal requires the signatures of two men: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. And they are sworn enemies.

Negotiators are meeting again Saturday to try to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas as malnutrition in Gaza soars and after polio was recently detected in a baby.

It was unclear what measures were being taken, but the official said a new “implementation cell” was being established in Cairo in advance.

The United Nations made the announcement after an internal watchdog concluded an investigation into allegations against 12 staffers at UNRWA, the main humanitarian agency in Gaza.

The International Court of Justice's non-binding opinion released last week was an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of Israel's rule over the lands it captured 57 years ago.

The meetings came a day after Netanyahu gave a fiery speech to Congress and at a time of growing pressure in Israel and the U.S. to find an endgame to the nine-month conflict.

Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip on Monday to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant group's leadership.

An encampment at Western University calling on the school to divest from Israel-connected funds ended over the weekend but organizers say the fight isn't over.

The ultimatum is the latest in a series of U.N. steps demanding Israel do more to safeguard aid operations from strikes by its forces and to curb threats against aid workers.

Israel's military says it will pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to Palestinians.

The U.S.-sponsored resolution welcomes a ceasefire proposal announced by President Joe Biden that the United States says Israel has accepted, and pushes Hamas to follow suit.

At least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were killed in the Israeli raid that freed four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday.

Minister Benny Gantz's departure means that Netanyahu will lose the backing of a centrist bloc that has helped broaden support for the government in Israel and abroad.

The causeway was rebuilt nearly two weeks after heavy storms damaged it and abruptly halted what had already been a troubled delivery route.

U.S. President Joe Biden laid out what he described as a three-phase Israeli ceasefire proposal last week, winning a positive initial reaction from Hamas.