Hamas has rejected an Israeli request to increase the primary section of the Gaza ceasefire, a senior official has stated.
The militant group will solely launch the remaining Israeli hostages beneath the phrases of the already agreed-upon phased deal, Mahmoud Mardawi informed Al Jazeera on Sunday.
Underneath a plan put ahead by US Center East envoy Steve Witkoff, which Israel has accepted, the primary section of the ceasefire deal would proceed by means of Ramadan and Passover, or till 20 April.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace stated earlier Israel would cease all items and provides into Gaza after claiming Hamas was refusing to “accept the Witkoff outline for continuing the talks, which Israel agreed to”.
Hamas condemned the choice to dam help to the enclave, calling it “a war crime and a blatant attack” on a truce that took a 12 months of negotiations earlier than taking maintain in January.
The international minister of Egypt, a key mediator within the battle, stated the plan was an try to make use of “starvation as a weapon” and “a flagrant and clear violation of humanitarian law”.
Saudi Arabia referred to as Israel’s resolution “a tool of extortion”.
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The primary section of the ceasefire, which expired on Saturday, noticed a surge in humanitarian help after months of rising starvation.
Negotiations on the second section have been meant to start out a month in the past however have yet.
Israel warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas refused to comply with its proposal.
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