President Donald Trump said Thursday he expects a US-coordinated international stabilization force to be on the ground in Gaza "very soon," following two years of war in the territory between Israel and Hamas.

The multinational force -- likely to include troops from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates -- is part of Trump's post-war governance plan for Gaza.

"It's going to be very soon. And Gaza is working out very well," Trump said at a White House function with Central Asian leaders. "You haven't been hearing too much about problems, and I'll tell you, we've had countries that have volunteered if there's a problem with Hamas."

The force is supposed to train and support vetted Palestinian police in the Gaza Strip, with backing from Egypt and Jordan, reports AFP.

It also will be tasked with securing border areas and preventing weapons smuggling to Hamas, which triggered the conflict with its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

Meanwhile, Israel's defence chief ordered the army to "destroy all terror tunnels in Gaza" as air strikes and artillery fire pounded southern Khan Younis despite the US-brokered truce.

Israeli forces have fired a bomb from a drone in Gaza City's Shujaya neighbourhood, wounding a child, reports the Wafa news agency. The child has been hospitalised at al-Ahli Arab Hospital.

In the occupied West Bank, Israel's military said its forces shot and killed two Palestinians whom it claims threw Molotov cocktails towards a road near the village of al-Judeira, between East Jerusalem and Ramallah.

The military shared footage on X appearing to show the incident, which it said occurred Thursday night. It said its forces sustained no injuries, reports Al Jazeera online.

More than 16,500 Palestinians in war-battered Gaza are in urgent need of medical care, the World Health Organization chief said, pleading with the international community to immediately take them in for treatment.

"We urge more countries to receive patients from Gaza as over 16,500 people still need urgent medical care that is not available in the Strip," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

He also called for all evacuation routes—particularly those from the West Bank, including East Jerusalem—to be opened to facilitate the transfer of patients in need.

The WHO recently evacuated 19 critically ill patients and 93 companions from Gaza to Italy for medical treatment, he noted, expressing his gratitude to the Italian government for its solidarity and support.

In a separate development, Israel's military said yesterday it shot down a drone carrying weapons that crossed from Egypt into Israeli airspace.

The drone contained three assault rifles, according to the military.

The seizure comes a day after Defence Minister Israel Katz said he had ordered the military to designate the area around the Egyptian border a closed military zone because of alleged smuggling operations.