Hyderabad, Feb. 16 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to allow the entry of mobile homes (caravans) and heavy earthmoving equipment into the Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, according to the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corp Kan.

Videos and images circulating on social media show lorries carrying caravans, bulldozers, and road rollers for rubble removal and reconstruction stuck at the Rafah border crossing for nearly two weeks, awaiting Israeli approval.

Under the agreement, Israel was to allow 60,000 temporary homes and 200,000 tents into Gaza during the first phase, set to conclude on March 1. The deal also requires Israel to permit an agreed-upon amount of equipment for rubble removal.

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