CAIRO/WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it is launching the second phase ‌of ​its plan to end the Gaza war, even as key elements of ‌the first phase - including a complete ceasefire between Israel and Hamas - remain unfulfilled.

Heba Muraisi knows exactly what is happening to her body. “My organs are slowly but surely shutting down,” she said from a prison in northern England.

About 10 campaigners with flags and banners staged a short demonstration in the reception area of Pacific Quay in Glasgow

Officials said the body’s leadership could be announced as soon as Wednesday, but U.S. efforts to shape postwar Gaza by disarming Hamas have faced hurdles.

A federal appeals panel on Thursday reversed a lower court decision that released former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step closer to detaining and ultimately deporting the Palestinian activist.

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to remain free after a court reversed a ruling that previously released him.

A much-loved annual literary festival has been canceled after more than 180 writers quit the program to protest the dumping of a Palestinian Australian author, whose invitation was withdrawn due to “cultural sensitivities” following the Bondi Beach terror attack.

Israeli media also reported the closure of six schools in East Jerusalem run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), which Israel has repeatedly claimed, without evidence, was complicit with Hamas in the October 7, 2023, attacks on southern Israel.