Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“Israel has blocked the entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza as it demands Hamas agree to a US plan for a ceasefire extension. The first phase of the ceasefire expired on Saturday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Hamas had so far refused to accept a temporary extension under a proposal by Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff. … The Palestinian group wants phase two of the deal to go ahead as originally negotiated, with the release of [Israeli] hostages and Palestinian [hostages] and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza. It previously said it would not agree to any extension of phase one without guarantees from US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators that phase two would eventually take place.” (03/02/25)