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

The attack comes as the fragile ceasefire continues to hold with key disagreements stopping a final deal being made

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.

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

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.