In January, Washington announced that the ceasefire had moved into its second phase under a peace plan brokered by President Donald Trump.
This phase envisages the disarmament of Hamas and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
It also calls for the establishment of a 20,000-strong peacekeeping force, called the International Stabilisation Force, to which several countries have committed troops.
Hamas says it is not opposed to handing over part of its arsenal, but only as part of a Palestinian political process.
Meanwhile, violence persists in Gaza.
On Saturday, the territory’s civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas authority, reported that Israeli airstrikes killed seven people in a northern district.
The Israeli military said it had struck an “armed terrorist cell”. It said militants had approached what is known as the Yellow Line, the de facto boundary dividing Gaza into two zones: one under Israeli military control and one under Hamas control.
At least 749 Palestinians have been killed since the truce began, according to Gaza’s health ministry, which is also under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations.
The Israeli army has reported five soldiers killed in Gaza since the start of the truce.
Media restrictions and limited access in Gaza have prevented AFP from independently verifying casualty figures or freely covering the fighting.
