The American website Axios revealed on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the Trump administration of his intention to end the ceasefire it concluded with Hamas under the auspices of Egypt, Qatar, and the United States on January 15, 2025 (which entered into force on January 19).

The occupying Israeli state resumed its war on the besieged Gaza Strip with a series of intensive airstrikes against what it described as Hamas targets across the Strip overnight.

These raids come exactly two months after the signing of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which ended on March 1. Netanyahu has refused to commit to the start of the second phase, which calls for the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the entire Gaza Strip and preparations for the third phase, which concerns the reconstruction of Gaza.

It's worth noting that US President Trump has repeatedly shifted his position on the ceasefire and the fate of Gaza, stating on more than one occasion that he has no guarantees that the ceasefire will last. At other times, he has threatened to open the gates of hell on Gaza, threatening Gazans with "death" if Hamas does not release all detainees immediately by March 5.

On February 4, during his meeting with Netanyahu at the White House, Trump revealed his plans to seize Gaza, expel its residents, and turn it into the "Riviera" of the Middle East.

Last week, Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, put forward a proposal focused solely on the release of Israeli detainees (some of whom hold US citizenship) in exchange for a ceasefire lasting for a few more weeks, with no mention of the agreed-upon second phase.

Hamas rejected the American proposal. Hamas leader Osama Hamdan said that Witkov's proposal was limited to a prisoner exchange and did not address a ceasefire, opening the crossings, or ending the blockade. He emphasized that a return to zero was unacceptable.

Hamdan said that what is required is a return to the agreement concluded last January.

US envoy Steve Witkoff said on Sunday, March 16, that Hamas's proposal for a ceasefire is not suitable as a starting point for negotiations.

"The response we received from Hamas regarding extending the ceasefire in Gaza is completely unacceptable," Witkoff told CNN.

Witkov threatened Hamas, saying, "Hamas's chances are fading, and I advise them to look at what we did to the Houthis in Yemen and to be more realistic in the negotiations."

It is noteworthy that Israel has completely halted the entry of humanitarian aid, medicine, and water into the Gaza Strip since March 2. In response to a question from a Quds.com correspondent on Monday about the US administration's position on Israel's deliberate starvation of the Gaza Strip, which constitutes a war crime under international law, US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce confirmed that her administration's position is that "Hamas bears responsibility for the tragedy in Gaza" and that the Trump administration fully embraces the Israeli position.