The "Peace Council" is set to launch a pilot project within weeks to manage humanitarian shelters in parts of the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, as Israeli military operations continue despite a ceasefire.
Citing unnamed sources, Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported on Tuesday evening that a multinational force operating under the Peace Council's International Stabilisation Force would arrive in Israel within weeks ahead of its deployment to the Gaza Strip.
According to the report, the force will be stationed at a base specially prepared for it at an Israeli military camp near the Gaza Strip.
The newspaper added that the Peace Council will launch a pilot project within the coming weeks to manage humanitarian shelter centres "in areas of the Gaza Strip that are not under Hamas control", according to its wording.
According to Israel Hayom , the Tel al-Sultan area near Rafah will be the first destination to which civilians are directed. The newspaper said this would be limited to Gaza residents "who are unarmed and have no ties to Hamas".
The report added that the multinational force is expected to be equipped with non-lethal weapons to maintain order inside the humanitarian zones, while the Israeli military will continue to maintain control and strengthen its grip on areas beyond what Israel refers to as the "Yellow Line" in the Palestinian enclave.
The newspaper claimed that medical aid and food supplies would be delivered to the humanitarian shelter centres with the aim of "gradually undermining Hamas' grip on the population across the Gaza Strip".
It also reported that the Peace Council will designate sites in communities surrounding the Gaza Strip to establish logistical hubs that will be used to organise and manage the humanitarian shelters, including centres in towns near the border fence.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently said Israeli forces now occupy more than 60 percent of the Gaza Strip and intend to expand that control further.
Meanwhile, Hamas expressed hope that the arrival of the international force would mark "the beginning of the implementation of its mandated tasks, namely separating Palestinians from the [Israeli] occupation army and working to end its violations" in the Gaza Strip.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, the group called on the Peace Council to begin implementing the provisions of the Gaza ceasefire plan by facilitating the deployment of the national committee tasked with administering the enclave, delivering meaningful humanitarian relief, and compelling Israel to withdraw from Gaza.
Hamas also called for "the launch of the reconstruction process, as it is a fundamental right of all Palestinians throughout the Gaza Strip".
Earlier, the Peace Council announced the arrival of the first tactical vehicles belonging to the International Stabilisation Force at the logistical support area known as "Endurance".
Endurance is a logistics hub established in southern Israel near the Kerem Shalom crossing, outside the Gaza Strip. It serves as a transit and support base for the International Stabilisation Force set to operate in Gaza, where vehicles, equipment and personnel are received before being gradually deployed into the enclave, according to Israel's i24NEWS . Negotiations aimed at advancing the ceasefire agreement have stalled . The deadlock appears to centre on unresolved disputes over the second phase of the deal, particularly the disarmament of Palestinian factions and questions surrounding post-war governance and the future security framework.
The impasse comes as Israel continues to expand its military control across large parts of the besieged enclave, despite Cairo intensifying diplomatic efforts to prevent negotiations from collapsing altogether.
Israeli attacks since the October 2025 ceasefire agreement have killed around 1,000 Palestinians in Gaza, according to Palestinian officials. Israel's military campaign, launched in October 2023, has killed more than 73,000 Palestinians, with thousands more believed to remain buried beneath the rubble.