Hamas says Israel 'resumed its genocidal war against defenceless civilians'

Hamas said in a statement that Israel had resumed its "genocidal war against defenceless civilians in the Gaza Strip". 

"Netanyahu and his extremist government have decided to overturn the ceasefire agreement, exposing the [Israeli] prisoners in Gaza to an unknown fate," Hamas said on Tuesday morning.

"We demand that the mediators hold Netanyahu and the Zionist occupation fully responsible for violating and overturning the agreement."

It called on the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to "assume their historical responsibility in supporting the steadfastness and valiant resistance of our Palestinian people, and in breaking the unjust siege imposed on the Gaza Strip". 

It also called on the UN to "convene urgently to adopt a resolution obligating the occupation to halt its aggression and abide by Resolution 2735, which calls for an end to the aggression and withdrawal from the entire Gaza Strip".