from Daily Sabah
Hamas on Tuesday rejected cease-fire negotiations with Israel as "pointless," accusing it of conducting a "hunger war" against Gaza amid looming famine and preparations for an expanded Israeli offensive on the devastated Palestinian enclave.
The comments from a senior Hamas official followed Israel's approval of a military plan involving the "conquest" of Gaza, where nearly all 2.3 million people have been displaced and a two-month Israeli blockade has worsened the humanitarian crisis.
"There is no sense in engaging in talks or considering new cease-fire proposals as long as the hunger war and extermination war continue in the Gaza Strip," Basem Naim told AFP.
Naim, a Hamas political bureau member and former Gaza health minister, said the world must pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to end the "crimes of hunger, thirst, and killings."
Qatar, a key mediator in the conflict, said "our efforts remain ongoing" to achieve a cease-fire in Gaza.
Israel's military on Monday said expanded operations in Gaza would include displacing "most" of its population...
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