Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows military operation in ‘very near future.’

JERUSALEM — The latest information of Gaza cease-fire talks ended successful Cairo aft “in-depth and superior discussions,” nan Hamas militant group said Sunday, reiterating cardinal demands that Israel again rejected. After earlier signs of progress, nan outlook appeared to dim arsenic Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to defy world pressure to halt nan war.

Israel closed its main crossing constituent for delivering severely needed humanitarian assistance for Gaza after Hamas attacked it. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claimed Hamas wasn’t superior astir a woody and warned of “a powerful cognition successful nan very adjacent early successful Rafah and different places crossed each of Gaza.”

Israel didn’t nonstop a delegation to nan talks mediated by Egypt and Qatar. Egyptian authorities media reported that nan Hamas delegation went for discussions successful Qatar, wherever nan group has a governmental office, and will return to Cairo for further negotiations connected Tuesday.

Another threat to talks came arsenic Israel ordered nan section offices of Qatar’s Al PapaRead outer news network to close, accusing it of broadcasting anti-Israel incitement. The prohibition did not look to impact nan channel’s operations successful Gaza aliases nan West Bank.

Netanyahu, nether unit from hard-liners successful his government, continued to little expectations for a cease-fire deal, calling nan cardinal Hamas demands “extreme” — including nan withdrawal of Israel forces from Gaza and an extremity to nan war. That would adjacent surrender aft nan Hamas onslaught connected Oct. 7 that triggered nan fighting, he said.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh successful a connection earlier said nan militant group was superior and affirmative astir nan negotiations and that stopping Israeli aggression successful Gaza is nan main priority.

But Israel’s authorities again vowed to property connected pinch a subject cognition successful Rafah, nan southernmost Gaza metropolis connected nan separator pinch Egypt wherever much than half of Gaza’s 2.3 cardinal residents now activity shelter from Israeli attacks. Rafah is simply a cardinal introduction constituent for aid.

Kerem Shalom, now closed, is another. The Israeli subject reported 10 projectiles were launched astatine nan crossing successful confederate Israel and said its combatant jets later struck nan source. Hamas said it had been targeting Israeli soldiers successful nan area. Israel’s Channel 12 TV transmission said 10 group were wounded, 3 seriously. It was unclear really agelong nan crossing would beryllium closed.

The caput of nan U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, called for an independent investigation and “accountability for nan blatant disregard of humanitarian workers.” He besides said Israel this week denied him introduction to Gaza for a 2nd time.

The closing of Kerem Shalom came soon aft nan caput of nan U.N. World Food Program asserted “full-blown famine” in devastated bluish Gaza, 1 of nan astir salient warnings yet of nan toll of restrictions connected nutrient and different assistance entering nan territory. The comments were not a general famine declaration.

In expanded remarks arsenic nan afloat NBC interview was released Sunday, WFP main Cindy McCain said famine was “moving its measurement south” successful Gaza and that Israel’s efforts to let successful much assistance were not enough. “We request much expertise to beryllium capable to get much trucks in,” she said. “We person correct now a wide connected nan extracurricular border, astir capable trucks and capable nutrient for 1.1 cardinal group for astir 3 months. We request to get that in.”

A segment of nan demolition successful nan Al-Salam neighborhood, eastbound of nan metropolis of Rafah connected Sunday.Abed Rahim Khatib / AP

Gaza’s immense humanitarian needs put further unit connected nan pursuit of a cease-fire. The connection that Egyptian mediators had put to Hamas sets retired a three-stage process that would bring an immediate, six-week cease-fire and partial merchandise of Israeli hostages taken successful nan Oct. 7 attack, and would see immoderate benignant of Israeli pullout. The first shape would past for 40 days. Hamas would commencement by releasing female civilian hostages successful speech for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Netanyahu claimed that Israel has shown willingness to make concessions but said it “will proceed fighting until each of its objectives are achieved.” That includes nan stated purpose of crushing Hamas. Israel says it must target Rafah to onslaught remaining fighters location despite warnings from nan U.S. and others astir nan threat to civilians.

An Israeli onslaught Sunday connected nan al-Attar family location successful an municipality exile campy adjacent Rafah killed 4 children, including a baby, and 2 adults, according to Abu Youssef al-Najjar Hospital.

In a fiery reside for Israel’s annual Holocaust memorial day, Netanyahu added: “I opportunity to nan leaders of nan world, nary magnitude of pressure, nary determination by immoderate world forum will extremity Israel from defending itself. If Israel is forced to guidelines alone, Israel will guidelines alone.”

The Hamas cross-border onslaught connected Oct. 7 killed immoderate 1,200 group and took 250 others hostage. Israel says militants still clasp astir 100 hostages and nan remains of much than 30 others. Netanyahu is nether increasing unit from immoderate hostages’ families to make a woody to extremity nan warfare and get hostages freed.

Israeli’s aerial and crushed violative has killed complete 34,500 people, according to Palestinian wellness officials, who don’t differentiate betwixt civilians and combatants but opportunity women and children dress up a mostly of those killed.

Israel blames Hamas for civilian deaths, accusing it of embedding successful residential and nationalist areas. The Israeli subject says it has killed 13,000 militants, without providing grounds to backmost up nan claim.