JERUSALEM: Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday (Mar 2) as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators

Israel blocked the entry of aid trucks into Gaza on Sunday as a standoff over the truce that has halted fighting for the past six weeks escalated, with Hamas calling on Egyptian and Qatari mediators to intervene. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said earlier that it had adopted a…

CAIRO: Israel will adopt the proposal by US President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover periods, the prime minister's office said early on Sunday (Mar 2), hours after the first phase of the previously agreed ceasefire expired. On the fi

Hamas accused Israel of trying to derail the truce

Israel has called for Hamas to accept a temporary extension of the existing cease-fire deal, and to release more hostages.

Israel stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept a new proposal to extend a fragile ceasefire.

Israel has said it is stopping all supplies coming into Gaza over disagreements with Hamas regarding the extension of the ceasefire.

Israel reserves the right to resume fighting after the 42nd day if negotiations prove ineffective," the PM’s Office announced.

Israel has cut off the entry of all food and other goods into Gaza in an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of its war with Hamas.

The move was apparently part of a bid to force Hamas into accepting a temporary extension of a cease-fire and releasing more hostages.

Israel faces criticism for halting aid to Gaza, risking ceasefire and worsening humanitarian crisis, sparking international condemnation.

March 2 (UPI) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel would not allow any further humanitarian aid into Gaza, a move the United States says it supports. Meanwhile, Palestinian officials said Israeli fighters had killed some 116 people since the tenuous first phase of a cease-fire took effect in January.

There was no immediate comment from the United States, Egypt or Qatar, which have been mediating between Israel and Hamas for over a year

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sunday that Israel will be halting all movement of goods into Gaza.

Netanyahu's office says Israel would immediately conduct negotiations on the plan if Hamas agrees to it

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the suspension this morning, a statement said.

The prime minister's office did not elaborate on the decision but warned of “further consequences” if Hamas doesn't accept the proposal.