Israeli fire has killed four people and wounded 14 in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, Palestinian officials said, even as a fragile ceasefire with Hamas has largely held. Israeli strikes have killed dozens of Palestinians who the army says had approached its troops or entered unauthorized areas in violation of the January truce.

Israel justified the ban by claiming that a "significant" portion of UNRWA employees are terrorists, after accusing 12 of its members for having ties to Hamas. A UN investigation was "not able to independently authenticate information used by Israel to support the allegations.

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff is set to attend talks with Israel and Hamas in Qatar on Tuesday. The Israeli delegation left for Doha on Monday, an Israeli official said.