Hamas holds Israel responsible for Gaza truce deadlock

Palestinian resistance movement Hamas said on Friday that Israel did not respond to any of its demands for a durable ceasefire, which prevented the extension of a 72-hour truce between Israel and Palestinian factions amid an ongoing Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip.

"Israel is responsible for all the consequence of not renewing the truce," Sami Abu Zuhri, Hamas' spokesman, told Anadolu Agency.

Abu Zuhri accused Israel of "stalling" and "wasting time" during derailed indirect talks in Cairo, which kicked off earlier this week.