Updates: Hamas-Israel ceasefire holds

Hamas has urged US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" to force Israel into halting what it describes as ongoing violations of the Gaza agreement that was brokered by the United States last October.

Over 600 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since the Hamas–Israel ceasefire agreement took effect on October 10, 2025, Al Jazeera reported, citing the health ministry.

The "Board of Peace" is scheduled to hold its first formal meeting on Thursday in Washington, DC, as Palestinians in the conflict-stricken territory await the full implementation of the second phase of the peace deal.

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said in a video statement, "The war of genocide against the Strip is still ongoing — through killing, displacement, siege, and starvation — and it has not stopped until this very moment".

Israeli settlers have forced 15 Palestinian families in the northern Jordan Valley to dismantle their homes and leave, Al Jazeera reported, citing the Wafa news agency. 

Mahdi Daraghmeh, head of the al-Malih Village Council, told Wafa news agency that the families began tearing down their houses amid escalating settler assaults.

Just days earlier, seven families from the nearby Maita community were also displaced following similar threats and attacks.

An immigration judge has rejected the Trump administration's efforts to deport Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested last year following his participation in pro-Palestinian protests.

Lawyers for Mahdawi detailed the immigration judge's decision in a court filing on Tuesday with a federal appeals court in New York, which had been reviewing a ruling that led to his release from immigration custody in April.

Armed group Hezbollah rejected on Tuesday the Lebanese government's decision to grant the army at least four months to advance the second phase of a nationwide disarmament plan, saying it would not accept what it sees as a move serving Israel.

Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a speech on that "what the Lebanese government is doing by focusing on disarmament is a major mistake because this issue serves the goals of Israeli aggression".

Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said, "we cannot be lenient," signalling the group's rejection of the timeline and the broader approach to the issue of its weapons.

Hezbollah has rejected the disarmament effort as a misstep while Israel continues to target Lebanon.

Israel has said Hezbollah's disarmament is a security priority, arguing that the group's weapons outside Lebanese state control pose a direct threat to its security.

Israel has also said it will continue what it describes as action to prevent the entrenchment or arming of hostile actors in Lebanon until cross-border threats are eliminated.

An independent United Nations body on Tuesday condemned what it described as vicious attacks based on disinformation by several European ministers against the organisation's special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese.

In the past week several European countries, including Germany, France and Italy, called for Albanese’s resignation over her alleged criticism of Israel. Albanese, an Italian lawyer, denies making the remarks.

A transcript of Albanese's remarks made in Doha on February 7 seen by Reuters did not characterise Israel in this way, although she has consistently criticised the country in the past over the Gaza conflict.

The UN Coordination Committee — a body of six independent experts which coordinates and facilitates the work of Special Rapporteurs — accused European ministers of relying on "manufactured facts".

"Instead of demanding Ms Albanese's resignation for performing her mandate...these government representatives should join forces to hold accountable, including before the International Criminal Court, leaders and officials accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza," the Committee said.

It said the pressure exerted on Albanese was part of an increasing trend of politically motivated and malicious attacks against independent human rights experts, U.N. officials and judges of international courts.