Updates: Hamas-Israel ceasefire holds

Gaza's Media Office has warned that Storm Byron could threat thousands of displaced Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip in the next 48 hours due to heavy rains and strong winds, reported Al Jazeera.

"The Gaza Strip is facing severe weather consequences that could cause widespread damage to tens of thousands of families living in tents and makeshift shelters that offer no protection from the winter cold or the harshness of storms," read the issued statement.

"We emphasise that this weather reality exacerbates the humanitarian catastrophe resulting from the genocidal war and the unjust siege imposed on our Palestinian people," added Gaza's Media Office.

Turkiye's UN counsellor Gulsah Cumurcu Kader has said that international community was witnessing "grave atrocities that may amount to genocide" and that Gaza should be taken as a reminder for preventing genocide, reported TRT World.

"While the pledge of 'never again' made after the Holocaust remains embedded in our collective conscience, the international community today continues to witness grave atrocities that may amount to genocide," she said during a l UN meeting marking the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide.

Gaza, she said, "served as a sombre reminder and a wake up call" and that, "there should be no impunity for the gross violations of international law such as the ones we witnessed in Gaza".

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto expressed deep concern over the humanitarian crisis in Palestine.

They reaffirmed their longstanding support for a just, comprehensive and lasting peace based on the two-state solution, in line with UN resolutions and internationally agreed parameters.

Both sides welcomed the Gaza peace plan and appreciated their continued diplomatic efforts in support of peace.

A Hamas official said Tuesday that the Gaza ceasefire cannot proceed to its second phase as long as Israeli "violations" persist, calling on mediators to pressure Israel to respect the deal.

"The second phase cannot begin as long as the occupation (Israel) continues its violations of the agreement and evades its commitments," Hamas political bureau member Hossam Badran told AFP, referring to the fragile ceasefire that came into effect on October 10.

"Hamas has asked the mediators to pressure the occupation to complete the implementation of the first phase," he added.

China, Iran and Saudi Arabia called for "an immediate halt to Israeli aggression against Palestine, Lebanon and Syria" at a trilateral meeting in Tehran on Tuesday, a statement released by China's foreign ministry showed.

The three countries "condemned violations of Iran's national sovereignty and territorial integrity" in the meeting attended by their foreign ministry officials, according to the statement.

Thousands of children have been admitted for treatment for acute malnutrition in Gaza since an October ceasefire that was supposed to enable a major increase in humanitarian aid, the UN children's agency said on Tuesday.

"It's still a shockingly high number," said Unicef spokesperson Tess Ingram.

"The number of children admitted is five times higher than in February, so we need to see the numbers come down further."

Ingram described meeting underweight babies weighing less than 1 kilogram born in hospitals "their tiny chests heaving with the effort of staying alive."

She said meat was still prohibitively expensive at around $20 a kilogram and "most families can't access this, and that's why we're still seeing high rates of malnutrition."

Israel will reopen the crossing on the Israeli-controlled border between Jordan and the occupied West Bank to humanitarian aid trucks destined for Gaza for the first time since late September, an Israeli official said on Tuesday.

"Following the understandings and a directive of the political echelon, starting tomorrow (Wednesday) the transfer of goods and aid from Jordan to the area of Judea and Samaria and to the Gaza Strip will be permitted through the Allenby Crossing", an Israeli official said in a statement Tuesday, using the Israeli Biblical term for the West Bank.

"All aid trucks destined for the Gaza Strip will proceed under escort and security, following a thorough security inspection", the official added.

The Israeli army continues to carry out airstrikes and artillery shelling in the northern and southern Gaza Strip, violating an already fragile ceasefire, Anadolu Agency reported.

Residents of Rafah and Khan Younis told Anadolu Agency that Israeli forces conducted intense airstrikes in the western parts of Rafah, while artillery fire targeted the eastern areas. Reports also indicate demolitions in Gaza City.

Witnesses said the shelling has caused damage to infrastructure and heightened fears among civilians, despite the ongoing ceasefire aimed at easing tensions in the region.