'Negotiations cannot be held while hunger is ravaging' people, Hamas official warns

Hamas threatened to suspend ceasefire talks unless urgent aid was brought into the north of the Gaza Strip, where aid agencies have warned of a looming famine.

"The movement intends to suspend negotiations until aid is brought into northern Gaza," a senior government source told AFP on Saturday.

"Negotiations cannot be held while hunger is ravaging the Palestinian people," he said. 

Talks have been held in the Egyptian capital Cairo this week to bring about a pause in fighting in Israel's four-month-long offensive in Gaza.

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