Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi said Wednesday that his country is "working tirelessly to consolidate the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and proceed with its remaining phases," calling on "partners and friends to mobilize efforts to stop the bloodshed and restore calm and stability to the region."

Sisi said, "I reiterate that Egypt will continue to do everything in its power to support the just Palestinian cause, and to work tirelessly to consolidate the ceasefire (in Gaza) and proceed with implementing its remaining stages."

He added, "We call on our partners and friends to join forces to stop the bloodshed and restore calm and stability to the region."

Earlier on Wednesday, Hamas, in a statement, held Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responsible for the failure of the Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement, saying that returning to genocide was a premeditated decision on his part.

According to Israeli media, the envoy

US President Steve Witkoff, visiting the Middle East, proposed the release of 10 Israeli prisoners in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire, the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, the entry of humanitarian aid, and the start of negotiations on the second phase.

Tel Aviv estimates that there are 59 Israeli prisoners in the Gaza Strip, 24 of whom are still alive. Meanwhile, more than 9,500 Palestinian prisoners are languishing in its prisons, suffering from torture, starvation, and medical neglect, many of whom have died.

In March, Hamas said it had not rejected Witkoff's proposal, and that Netanyahu had resumed his genocidal war on Gaza to thwart the agreement.

Since the resumption of the war on Gaza on March 18, 830 Palestinians have been killed and 1,787 others injured, most of them children and women, according to the latest figures announced by the Gaza Ministry of Health on Wednesday.

The United Nations said that nearly 124,000 Palestinians were displaced again after Israel resumed its attacks on the Gaza Strip and issued evacuation orders.

This escalation, which Tel Aviv said was fully coordinated with Washington, represents the most significant violation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, the second phase of which Israel refrained from implementing after the first phase expired in early March.