Meanwhile, Xinhua news agency, which has been covering the developments, reported a large-scale deployment of Israeli troops along the border with Rafah.
The unnamed Israeli official confirmed on Thursday that the Israeli delegation has left Cairo after talks with Hamas, the US, Egypt and Qatari negotiators to ensure an end to hostilities in Gaza and the release of hostages, Xinhua news agency reported. .
The official did not elaborate on whether Israel would expand the offensive into more areas in Rafah on the southern edge of Gaza, where about 1.2 million internally displaced Palestinians were sheltering.
According to Israel's state-owned Kan TV news, the talks were halted due to Israel's ongoing ground attack on Rafah.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet was due to meet later on Thursday to discuss continuing the Rafah operation.
Commenting on US President Joe Biden's decision to freeze some arms shipments to Israel as the attack on the city of Rafah deepens, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it has enough weapons to continue operations in Gaza.
"The IDF has weapons for the operations it is planning, including the operation in Rafah," IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a statement.
“We have what we need,” he insisted.
"The United States has provided security assistance to Israel and the IDF in an unprecedented manner to date," Hagari said.
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The unnamed Israeli official confirmed on Thursday that the Israeli delegation has left Cairo after talks with Hamas, the US, Egypt and Qatari negotiators to ensure an end to hostilities in Gaza and the release of hostages, Xinhua news agency reported. .
The official did not elaborate on whether Israel would expand the offensive into more areas in Rafah on the southern edge of Gaza, where about 1.2 million internally displaced Palestinians were sheltering.
According to Israel's state-owned Kan TV news, the talks were halted due to Israel's ongoing ground attack on Rafah.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's war cabinet was due to meet later on Thursday to discuss continuing the Rafah operation.
Commenting on US President Joe Biden's decision to freeze some arms shipments to Israel as the attack on the city of Rafah deepens, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it has enough weapons to continue operations in Gaza.
"The IDF has weapons for the operations it is planning, including the operation in Rafah," IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a statement.
“We have what we need,” he insisted.
"The United States has provided security assistance to Israel and the IDF in an unprecedented manner to date," Hagari said.
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