CAIRO, May 17 () - Israeli strikes killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said. Medics ‌said an Israeli strike killed one Palestinian near a ‌police post in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israeli lawmakers have approved a bill setting up a special tribunal that would try and have the authority to sentence to death Palestinians convicted of taking part in the 2023 Hamas-led attack that triggered the war in Gaza.

Hamas and Hezbollah flags appeared at a Manhattan protest where organizers led chants rejecting Israel's right to exist and calling for its dismantling.

Investigators say Hamas perpetrators deliberately used sexual and gender-based violence as a weapon during the Oct. 7 massacres in southern Israel.

Israel has escalated its Gaza attacks since halting Iran bombing, redirecting its fire back on the ruined Palestinian enclave.

The European Union has reached a unanimous political agreement to issue new sanctions on Hamas leaders and Israeli settlers over violence in the West Bank.

His appearance comes as efforts to advance the phased ceasefire have stalled, without much progress on its key tenets, including demilitarization and reconstruction. The truce envisioned Hamas handing over its weapons, Israeli forces withdrawing and rebuilding destroyed swaths of the coastal enclave after more than two years of war.