Hamas says it will not accept deal without the war ending
As the death toll continues to rise, Hamas reiterated on Saturday that it will not accept an agreement with Israel without an end to the war and the withdrawal of Israeli troops, the terror group said in a statement.
"The resistance will not accept anything less than a complete cessation of aggression, the withdrawal of the occupation army from the Gaza Strip, the lifting of the unjust siege, the provision of safe and appropriate shelter for the displaced and those made homeless because of the occupation’s crimes, the return of the displaced, especially to the north of the Gaza Strip, an end to the barbaric starvation policy, and a commitment to reconstruction, all of which are humanitarian requirements and the subject of consensus among the United Nations, human rights institutions and the decision of the International Court of Justice, and the occupation must comply with them," the group's political head Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement.
-ABC News' Ayat Al-Tawy