Evening recap

Good evening Middle East Eye readers,

Israel killed at least four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to the Palestinian civil defence, while it escalated attacks in the occupied West Bank. 

One Palestinian was shot at a checkpoint near East Jerusalem and Israeli soldiers raided parts of Nablus. 

Here is what else you need to know: 

• Israel is lobbying the US to delay efforts to begin Gaza's reconstruction until Hamas disarms, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported 
• The Red Cross received the body of a 13th captive in Gaza, Al Jazeera Arabic reported
• Around 200 US troops who have been deployed to Israel are establishing a civil-military coordination centre to monitor the Gaza ceasefire, The Wall Street Journal reported
• US President Donald Trump said that Hamas's security deployment against criminal gangs and Israeli collaborators was the work of "rebellious" members of the group and not the leadership