While Donald Trump had said there is progress in implementing a ceasefire plan and Hamas disarmament, Israel’s energy minister said there is no agreement to halt the attacks and that military operations will continue until Hamas is fully disarmed.

Shahram Khaldi, a researcher of Middle Eastern history and international relations, told Iran International that unlike Lebanon—where a certain level of confidence-building between Israel and the Lebanese government is taking shape—in Gaza there is no environment of trust, and no supervisory force has been formed to shift responsibility in Gaza.