The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced today (Friday) that negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides are continuing to return to the truce, hours after the resumption of fighting between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Israeli army.

The ministry said in a statement today that Qatar "expresses its deep regret at the resumption of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip following the end of the truce without reaching an agreement to extend it," adding, "negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli sides are continuing with the aim of returning to a state of truce."

It continued, "Qatar is committed, along with its mediation partners, to continuing the efforts that led to the humanitarian truce, and will not hesitate to do whatever is necessary to return to calm."

The Qatari Foreign Ministry warned that the continued bombing of the Gaza Strip in the first hours after the end of the truce complicates mediation efforts and exacerbates the humanitarian catastrophe in the Strip.

In this context, it called on the international community to act quickly to stop the fighting.

The Qatari Foreign Ministry renewed its country's condemnation of all forms of targeting civilians, the practice of collective punishment, and attempts to forcibly displace citizens of the besieged Gaza Strip, and its demand for an immediate ceasefire and to ensure the continuous and unhindered flow of relief convoys and humanitarian aid, in a way that meets the actual needs of the residents of the Strip.

The temporary humanitarian truce that was reached between Israel and Hamas, which lasted for a week, ended at seven o'clock this morning local time (05:00 GMT).

The Israeli army announced in a statement the resumption of fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, accusing it of violating the ceasefire agreement and firing missiles towards Israeli territory.

Sirens were sounded in two Israeli towns near the border with Gaza this morning for the first time since Israel and Hamas reached a humanitarian truce on November 24, according to Israeli Radio. The Israeli army confirmed that it intercepted a missile fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel.

Within three hours of the end of the truce and Israel resuming its attacks on the Gaza Strip, 32 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured, according to what the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced.