Hamas rejected the new proposal and lashed out against Israel for cutting off aid, calling it: “cheap extortion, a war crime and a blatant attack on the [hostage-ceasefire] agreement.”
The terror group urged mediators to compel Israel to reverse the decision.
Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters the decision to halt goods would impact the ceasefire talks, adding his group “doesn’t respond to pressures.”
Both sides stopped short of saying the ceasefire had ended, though Palestinians reported several killed in an Israeli strike in Beit Hanoun Sunday morning.
In a Jerusalem press conference on Sunday, Sa’ar insisted the halt of aid was fully coordinated with the White House.
