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The meeting in Cairo comes as Palestinians in Gaza held funerals for the dozens of people killed in Israel\u2019s latest attacks.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n A senior delegation from Hamas has met Egypt\u2019s intelligence chief in Cairo to discuss Israel\u2019s breaches of the ceasefire agreement, the group said, as Palestinians in Gaza held funerals for dozens of people killed in recent Israeli attacks.<\/p>\n In a statement on Sunday, the group said it reaffirmed its commitment to implementing the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in its meeting with Hassan Rashad, but accused Israel of \u201ccontinued violations\u201d that it said threatened to \u201cundermine the deal\u201d.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n Hamas, whose delegation included its exiled Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya, called for a \u201cclear and defined mechanism\u201d under the supervision of mediators to document and halt any breaches of the deal.<\/p>\n Egypt, Qatar and the United States have been mediating between Hamas and Israel, securing the ceasefire that came into effect last month.<\/p>\n The Palestinian group said it also discussed with Egypt ways to urgently resolve the issue of Hamas fighters holed up in tunnel networks in Rafah in Israeli-controlled areas of Gaza.<\/p>\n It said communication with the fighters has been severed.<\/p>\n The meeting came a day after Israeli forces launched a wave of air attacks across Gaza, destroying homes, makeshift shelters and a car, killing at least 24 Palestinians, including children.<\/p>\n The Israeli military said it was targeting Hamas members after the group sent a fighter into Israeli-controlled Gaza territory to attack Israeli soldiers there. The military said a local Hamas commander was among those killed in the Saturday strikes.<\/p>\n Hamas has rejected the allegations, saying Israel was looking for an excuse to kill. The group on Saturday called on the mediators \u2013 Egypt, Qatar and the US \u2013 to intervene urgently and exert pressure on Israel to \u201cimmediately halt these violations\u201d.<\/p>\n According to the Gaza Government Media Office, Israel has violated the ceasefire at least 497 times since it came into effect on October 10.<\/p>\n Some 342 civilians have been killed in the attacks, with\u00a0children, women and the elderly accounting for the majority of the victims, it said.<\/p>\n Al Jazeera\u2019s Tareq Abu Azzoum, reporting from Gaza City, said Palestinians there fear an expansion of Israel\u2019s attacks.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s very hard to tell that there\u2019s a letup in terms of Israel\u2019s attacks on Gaza. We are seeing continuous attacks beyond the \u2018yellow line\u2019, which are the areas under Israeli control. We are seeing demolition and systematic destruction of civilian infrastructure and landmarks, and the turning of this area into a barren landscape,\u201d Abu Azzoum said.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople here are concerned about the potential expansion of Israel\u2019s attacks to other areas in Gaza in the coming days. People are also sceptical of the possibility of moving from phase one of the ceasefire to phase two as they are still waiting to see if the deal can be sustained and if there will be advancements in terms of the flow of humanitarian aid and reconstruction efforts,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n Phase one of the ceasefire \u2013 based on US President Donald Trump\u2019s peace plan \u2013 involves the exchange of captives and prisoners, the delivery of humanitarian aid and the opening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt.<\/p>\n So far, Hamas has released all remaining living captives and returned dozens of bodies, except for three. Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinians, including prisoners serving life sentences. But it has placed restrictions on border crossings that continue to impede the delivery of aid, according to humanitarian groups.<\/p>\n Israel has also refused to allow the Rafah crossing to open.<\/p>\n Phase two of the ceasefire meanwhile calls for Gaza to be governed under a technocratic Palestinian committee, with oversight and supervision of the Trump-led \u201cboard of peace\u201d. The board is to also deploy a temporary International Stabilisation Force to secure border areas, train Palestinian police and also demilitarise Gaza.<\/p>\n Hamas, however, says it will not lay down weapons as long as the Israeli occupation continues.<\/p>\n Tump\u2019s plan also says no Palestinian would be forced to leave Gaza and that \u201cIsrael will not occupy or annex\u201d the territory.<\/p>\n The plan has now been endorsed by the United Nations Security Council.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The meeting in Cairo comes as Palestinians in Gaza held funerals for the dozens of people killed in Israel\u2019s latest attacks. 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