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A plan for Gaza drawn up by Egypt as a counter to US president Donald Trump&s ambition for a Middle East Riviera would sideline Hamas and replace it with interim bodies controlled by Arab, Muslim and Western states, according to a draft seen by Reuters.

Israeli troops demolished houses and cleared a wide roadway through the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, in a weeks-long operation against militant groups that has forced tens of thousands of Palestinians from their homes.

Israel has faced sharp criticism after it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of &additional consequences& for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire is not extended.