The European Union criticized Hamas’s refusal to accept the first phase of the truce with Israel and Israel’s decision to suspend humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip yesterday.

“The EU condemns Hamas’s refusal to accept the extension of the first phase of the Gaza Truce Agreement,” Anuar al -Anni’s EU spokesman on foreign and security policy issues said in a statement, while criticizing “Israel’s decision to block”.

“The EU is calling for the immediate resumption of negotiations for the second phase of the truce and expresses its strong support for mediators,” he added.

“A permanent truce would contribute to the liberation of all the remaining Israeli hostages, creating the necessary conditions for the start of rehabilitation and rebuilding of Gaza,” al -Anouni said.

He added that “all sides have a political responsibility to do so”.

Hamas repeatedly rejected the extension of the first phase of the agreement with Israel, preferring to begin the second which provides for the definitive end to conflict.

The EU reiterated its call to allow “the complete, safe, safe and free access of humanitarian aid on a large scale for Palestinians in need and to provide subscription and allow workers in relief organizations and international organizations to work effectively and safely”.

For its part, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Associations (IFRC) stressed that it is “vital” to continue the truce and to enter humanitarian aid into Gaza, joining its voice with the UN and the International Committee of Red Cross.

A little earlier, UN Secretary -General Antonio Guterres, the head of the UN Humanitarian Coordination Office (OCHA) Thomas Fletcher, as well as ICRC President Miriana Spoliaric had asked Israel to restore it.

“It is vital to maintain the truce and aid distribution in Gaza (…) while seeking a viable solution for a sustainable peace,” Jagan Tsapagain wrote IFRC Secretary General in X.

Guterres, for his part, had called for humanitarian aid to be restored to Gaza and to release all hostages.

“International humanitarian law is clear: they must allow us to access vital and necessary humanitarian aid,” Fletcher had also stressed in X.

“Any retreat to the progress observed in the last six weeks is in danger of re -sinking people into despair,” the ICRC president had estimated.

At the same time, Spoliaric had repeated her appeal for “protecting civilian and humanitarian workers” and for “direct and unconditional release of hostages”.

Israel announced yesterday Sunday that it is suspending the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, accusing Hamas of refusing to accept a last -minute US proposal to extend the first phase of the truce agreement by mid -April.

The Palestinian organization immediately denounced this move, describing it as “petty blackmail, war crime and blatant violation of the truce”, while calling on “mediators and the international community to put pressure on Israel to stop.

Following the end of the first phase of the truce- which came into force on January 19, after the mediation of Qatar and Egypt with the help of the US- Israel and Hamas disagree for the continuation of the process.