Izzat Al-Rishq, member of Hamas Movement’s Political Bureau, said in a statement.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump appeared on Friday to abandon Gaza ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, both saying it had become clear that the Palestinian mi...

“I think they want to die, and it’s very, very bad,” Trump said of Hamas before leaving for a weekend trip to Scotland.

The United Nations and experts say that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition. Yet Israel says hundreds of truckloads of aid are waiting at the border for the U.

In Gaza, nearly every conversation these days starts with the same question. When did you eat last?

Israel has denied responsibility and accuses Hamas of “engineering” food shortages.

Netanyahu’s statement came as a Hamas official said negotiations were expected to resume next week and portrayed the recall of the Israeli and American delegations as a pressure tactic.

Israel and the US are recalling negotiators from ceasefire talks after Hamas responded to the latest proposal.

Instead, the US “will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home and try to create a more stable environment for the people of Gaza,” Witkoff said.