Trump confirms the continuation of the Gaza agreement despite Israeli violations.

U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed that Gaza has returned to a ceasefire after what he described as a response from Israel to the killing of one of its soldiers, while a U.S. official revealed that Washington will send a delegation to Israel to monitor the current situation.

Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way back from South Korea to Washington on Thursday, noting that the ceasefire agreement in Gaza is still in place and has resumed after the response to the killing of an Israeli soldier.

He added, "Yes, there was a sniper, and one of the soldiers was killed, and they responded to that. We will see the situation, but yes, the ceasefire is still in effect, and it has been resumed."

For his part, a U.S. official stated that the Israeli military response in Gaza was limited and targeted leaders and elements of Hamas and did not lead to the collapse of the ceasefire.

The U.S. official added that this response has ended and that the ceasefire has been resumed. He stated that Washington is closely monitoring developments in Gaza because it does not want violence to lead to a resumption of the conflict.

He revealed that Washington will send a delegation to Israel to understand the situation. The U.S. official said that the United States has ears and eyes that help in understanding what is happening on the ground in Gaza, and that it has a vested interest in implementing President Trump's peace plan.

He spoke about monitoring multiple violations by Hamas of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip over the past few days.

The U.S. official revealed that the number of countries represented in the coordination center regarding Gaza has risen to 14, while the number of non-governmental organizations has increased to 20.

For his part, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his happiness in hosting the U.S. delegation in the city of Kiryat Gat, affirming that both sides are working together to develop a plan for a "different Gaza."

During his visit to the civil-military coordination center in Kiryat Gat, he indicated that Gaza will no longer pose a threat to Israel, and that the Israeli government is seeking to ensure the implementation of the goal agreed upon with the U.S. president, which is the disarmament of Hamas and Gaza.

These statements come after a wave of Israeli escalation following claims that its forces were fired upon in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, last Sunday, resulting in the martyrdom of 104 Palestinians, including dozens of children, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.

Israel then announced a return to the ceasefire agreement, threatening subsequent violations.

Hamas accused Israel of seeking to undermine the ceasefire agreement and imposing new equations by force.

It affirmed that the positions of the U.S. administration biased towards the occupation constitute direct encouragement for the continuation of aggression and actual partnership in the bloodshed of children and women in Gaza.

The movement called on mediators and guarantors to fully assume their responsibilities and to exert immediate pressure on the occupying government to stop its massacres and to fully adhere to the terms of the agreement.

It emphasized that the blood of Gaza's children and women is not cheap, and that the resistance, in all its factions, has committed to the agreement with responsible will, but will not allow the enemy to impose new realities under fire.

The Gaza Ministry of Health stated that the death toll since the ceasefire agreement came into effect on October 10 has risen to 211 martyrs and 597 injuries, in addition to the recovery of the bodies of 482 martyrs who were killed before the agreement began.