Even the prospect of civil war cannot be ruled out,' an expert tracking growing violence in the West Bank told Newsweek.

Critics feared it would plunge the Middle East into a wider war. That doomsday scenario has not come to pass, at least for now: Iran made only symbolic retaliation against America; soon after, a ceasefire ended the fighting between Iran and Israel.

The report specifically calls out Israel's ongoing aid blockade and near-daily killings of desperate Palestinians at militarized aid distribution sites.

Amid growing international scrutiny, Amnesty International released a report Thursday condemning Israel and the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), accusing

Israel has agreed to a U.S. proposal for a temporary ceasefire with Hamas after reneging on a previous path for peace earlier this year, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar reportedly confirmed Wednesday.

"There will not be a Hamas. There will not be a Hamastan. We're not going back to that. It's over," Netanyahu said.