A senior member of Hamas’ political bureau in Gaza said Netanyahu was not providing clear answers in regard to key questions and is laying out new conditions.

"The Israeli occupation introduced new conditions related to the Philadelphi Axis, despite prior agreement on a complete Israeli withdrawal from it,” he said, referring to the corridor that separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt.

He warned that “the resistance [Hamas] will not allow, under any circumstances, the presence of occupation forces in any part of Gaza."

He also said that Israel was seeking to find a loophole in the agreement, which would allow it to carry on the war later, calling on mediators to pressure Israel into honouring the terms of the agreement.