Xinhua news agency, citing a Hamas source, reported that the decision was made in response to Israeli forces "targeting tent-dwelling displaced civilians northwest of Rafah, killing and injuring dozens of them."

The source also said on Monday that the Hamas leadership had not received any official notification from mediators in Egypt or Qatar regarding the resumption of talks.

At least 45 Palestinians, including children and women, were killed in Israeli air strikes on tents of displaced people near the city of Rafah, Gaza health officials said in a press statement on Monday.

Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said at a news conference in Beirut on Monday that Israel would not receive the hostages "except under the conditions presented to mediators."

Hamdan said Hamas' conditions for reaching an agreement, including a permanent ceasefire, would remain unchanged.