Hamas condemns Netanyahu’s decision to suspend aid to Gaza as ‘cheap blackmail and war crime’

Hamas said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to stop humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip is “cheap blackmail, a war crime and a blatant coup against the [ceasefire] agreement”. The group said Mr Netanyahu’s adoption of a US proposal to extend the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal is a “blatant attempt to evade the agreement and avoid entering into negotiations for its second phase”.