A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.

Two American citizens, Itay Chen and Omer Neutra, remain among deceased hostages held by Hamas as terror group violates hostage exchange agreement.

Hamas has deployed hundreds of police and clashed with armed groups in Gaza in what the militant group says is an attempt to restore law and order in areas where Israeli troops have withdrawn for the U.

Israel says it will only allow 300 trucks carrying aid and food to enter Gaza daily, despite the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas allowing for double that amount.View on euronews

According to the terms of a cease-fire brokered by international mediators last week, Israel and Hamas would stop fighting and the militant group would return all the hostages it held — both living captives and the bodies of those who had died, totaling 48 people — in exchange for the freeing of Palestinians held by Israel, among other provisions.

At least 27 people have been killed in one of the most violent internal confrontations since Israeli troops withdrew.

Former national security adviser John Bolton, who served in President Trump’s first term, on Tuesday said peace in Gaza won’t be achieved until Hamas demilitarizes. “This question of demilitarization of Hamas is the next key step,