Hamas Political Bureau member Bassem Naim asserted that there is "no point" in any ceasefire negotiations in light of Israel's "starvation war" in the Gaza Strip, calling on the international community to pressure the Israeli government to halt the starvation.

Naim said, "There is no point in any indirect negotiations with the Israeli occupation, nor is there any point in engaging in any new ceasefire proposals, in light of the war of starvation and the war of extermination that the Israeli occupation is waging against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip."

He added, "The international community is required to pressure the government of (Benjamin) Netanyahu to stop the crime of starvation, thirst, and killing in Gaza," according to what was reported by Agence France-Presse, quoting him.

Naim added, "The international community, primarily UN institutions, has deemed Israel's starvation policy a war crime," stressing that "efforts must be made to immediately deliver aid to the Gaza Strip in light of the expanding famine."