A senior official of the Islamist terror group Hamas, Osama Hamdan, said on Saturday there had been no progress in ceasefire talks with Israel over the Gaza war.
The Palestinian terrorist group is still ready to "deal positively" with any ceasefire proposal that ends the war, Hamdan told a news conference in Beirut.
Hamdan also detailed the needs of Gazan civilians during the war, including at least 500 aid trucks per day, and accused Israel of "preventing the entry of aid" and placing the Gaza Strip in "a state of great famine."
While Hamadan accused Israel of creating a famine, he also accused Israel of imposing conditions that create a "high risk of famine throughout the Gaza Strip" and "restrictions on humanitarian access."
Earlier this week, a UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report found that the "available evidence does not indicate that Famine is currently occurring" in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas leader Haniyeh also engages in talks
The same day, Director of the Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate Abbas Kamel spoke with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh by phone regarding efforts to reach a hostage release-ceasefire deal, Walla reported.
The terrorist organizations also stated, "We appeal in particular to the charitable and humanitarian institutions that support Palestine in the Arab and Islamic world and the world to intensify their efforts and urgent initiatives to promote all forms of relief and assistance."