The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Saturday condemned Israel's continuous escalation of military operations in the Gaza Strip, stating that it seriously violated the ceasefire deal.
Hamas urged international actors to pressure Israel to allow an independent Palestinian administrative committee to operate in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said the failure of the international community, mediators, and the United States to enable the committee's entry into Gaza was undermining confidence in efforts to sustain calm, achieve peace, and establish governing councils to stabilize the enclave.
The current ceasefire, in effect since last October, initially focused on prisoner exchanges and humanitarian aid. A proposed second phase of the peace plan calls for a full Israeli military withdrawal, the disarmament of Hamas, and the start of reconstruction under a transitional governing authority.
Gaza's health authorities said on Saturday that the hospitals that are still operational in the strip are striving to maintain basic medical services, but the amount of medical supplies that have arrived in Gaza is limited and insufficient to meet actual needs.
Hamas condemns Israel for violating ceasefire deal
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday that the country's missile program was "never negotiable" in talks with the United States.
Araghchi made the statement in an interview with Qatar's Al Jazeera.
Commenting on indirect negotiations on Friday between Iran and the United States that focused solely on Iran's nuclear issue, Araghchi said they were a good "start," but there is a long way ahead to build trust.
The United States has, over the past months, been calling on Iran to curb its missile program, a demand Tehran has firmly rejected.
Missile is never negotiable as it is a defense issue, Araghchi said.
The United States and Israel failed to destroy Iran's nuclear capabilities even through bombing the country's atomic facilities last June, he said, asserting Iran's "inalienable" right to continue uranium enrichment on its own soil.
Regarding a potential U.S. attack, Araghchi said it would not be possible for Iran to attack U.S. soil, but it could target American bases in West Asia.
Araghchi said he expected a new round of talks with the United States to take place "soon".
Friday negotiations between the U.S. and Iranian delegations, headed by the U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Araghchi, marked a renewed diplomatic effort amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington in view of the latter's military buildup in the region.
Iran's missile program non-negotiable: FM
