U.S. envoys and special representatives pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to implement steps for a second phase of the Gaza ceasefire, urging measures such as opening the Rafah crossing, withdrawing forces from parts of the Strip and deploying international monitors. Diplomats say those moves are essential to transition from fighting to reconstruction and broader humanitarian access, but Israel faces domestic resistance to major steps until Hamas returns remaining hostages. Egyptian intermediaries and international aid groups have pushed for expanded crossings for medical evacuations and supplies as winter conditions, fuel shortages and displacement deepen civilian suffering. The fragile arrangement has seen continued strikes and civilian casualties; officials and technocratic leaders in Gaza are negotiating logistics for relief, reconstruction oversight and the sequencing of security arrangements to avoid renewed hostilities.