The U.S. announced the launch of “Phase Two” of President Donald Trump’s Gaza cease-fire plan on Wednesday, officially embarking on the “demilitarization, technocratic governance, and reconstruction” of the territory.

The scene in the Muwasi area of the city of Khan Yunis contrasted starkly with the vision of the territory projected by world leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, where they inaugurated President Trump's Board of Peace that will oversee Gaza.

Israeli artillery targeted multiple areas across Gaza early on Friday in zones where the Israeli military maintains occupation and deployment under a ceasefire agreement, local sources said. Local sources said Israeli artillery targeted several locations east of Gaza City within areas under Israeli military occupation.

Israeli forces shelled multiple areas across Gaza despite a ceasefire, as infants died from extreme cold amid blockade, aid restrictions, and worsening humanitarian conditions.

A U.S.-backed plan to end the war in Gaza has moved into its second phase, pushing ahead with new governance arrangements despite deep

Palestinians in Gaza questioned what moving into phase two would actually change on the ground, pointing to ongoing bloodshed and challenges securing basic necessities.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Israeli forces ordered dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to leave their homes in the first forced evacuation since October's ceasefire,

What's happening now is that we are still being settled silently, we are still being killed slowly, away from the world's cameras. That's the real meaning of the ceasefire.”