YnetNews.com reports: “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that negotiations with Hamas will now take place only under fire, following the resumption of intense Israeli military operations in Gaza.

In a pre-recorded statement, Netanyahu said Israel returned to combat after Hamas refused all ceasefire and hostage release proposals.

‘For weeks, we worked toward one goal—to exhaust every effort to bring our hostages home,’ Netanyahu said. ‘We extended the ceasefire for weeks, sent delegations, made proposals with mediators and accepted the U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s offer. Hamas, in contrast, rejected every proposal time and again.’

Netanyahu claimed Hamas never intended to uphold the next phase of the agreement, which would have included a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and an end to the war. Hamas officials countered that Israel failed to fulfill its commitments, which they claim led to a breakdown in talks…”