Senior Hamas official, Mohammed Nazzal has confirmed Hamas intends to maintain security control of Gaza, adding that the group could not commit to disarming. The comments point to the gaps in the ceasefire which came into force this week.
It's a ceasefire in which all Israeli hostages captured on 7th of October by Hamas should have been returned. Yet the remains of some have not been.
All major aid crossings should also have been opened by Israel to allow desperately needed supplies into the stricken residents and yet the UN says the critical Rafah crossing remains closed.
The BBC's Middle East Editor Sebastian Usher joins Susie Ferguson live.
Palestinian Muslims take part in Friday prayers amidst the ruins of a mosque in the Gaza Strip. Photo: OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP
