Israel's United Nations ambassador Gilad Erdan said on Thursday the United States' decision to pause weapons transfers to Israel will significantly impair the country's ability to neutralize Hamas's power, according to Israeli public radio.

Hamas announced on Thursday that the terror organization's delegation left Cairo and returned to Qatar.A senior Hamas official, Izzat al-Rishek, said that Israel's actions in Rafah were intended to disrupt ceasefire mediations. According to him, Hamas is still committed to the proposal it agreed to - which was rejected by Israel. This is a developing story.