JERUSALEM/GAZA- The Israeli military said it would halt activity in three areas of Gaza from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm local time (0700-1700 GMT) every day until further notice, beginning Sunday, media reports said.

Airdrops of humanitarian aid also resumed over various locations in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday evening as humanitarian conditions in the enclave continued to deteriorate, according to Palestinian sources and eyewitnesses.

Local sources told Xinhua that several boxes containing flour, sugar and canned goods were dropped by parachute over the Sudaniya area in northern Gaza.

One of the aid parcels landed on a tent sheltering displaced people in the north of Gaza, causing minor injuries to several individuals, according to eyewitnesses.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement earlier that airdrops of humanitarian aid into Gaza will resume later in the night.

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The airdrops will deliver seven pallets of aid, including flour, sugar, and canned food, provided by international organizations, it said, while announcing a plan to establish designated humanitarian corridors allowing the safe movement of UN convoys in Gaza.

For its part, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said it has decided to immediately resume airdrops of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

In a post on social media platform X, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said that the UAE's relief efforts would continue "by land, air, and sea" to address the urgent needs of the most affected populations in Gaza.

The resumption of aid airdrops comes amid warnings from humanitarian organizations of a worsening starvation in Gaza, where access to necessities has been severely restricted since Israel closed all crossings to the strip in March.

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Israeli media outlets reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided on Saturday night to temporarily pause Israel's fighting in Gaza throughout Sunday.

According to Israel's state-owned Kan TV News, the decision was made after Netanyahu consulted with Defense Minister Israel Katz, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, and other senior officials, in response to international pressure on the situation in Gaza.

Hamas says Trump 'inconsistent'

Also on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said that recent remarks by US President Donald Trump were "inconsistent" with the process of the indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel over Gaza ceasefire and hostage release.

"We are surprised by the statements issued by President Trump, which contradict the mediators' assessment of the movement's position and are inconsistent with the negotiations process," Izzat al-Rishq, a senior Hamas official, said in a press statement.

Al-Rishq said the negotiations, held in the Qatari capital Doha, have witnessed "real progress" in recent days, claiming that Qatar and Egypt, as mediators, had expressed appreciation for Hamas' "serious and constructive position" in the talks.

However, the US administration's stance overlooks the key obstacle to progress: the Israeli government, said Al-Rishq.

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The Hamas official reiterated that the movement is seeking a comprehensive agreement that would end hostilities and alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

"We call on the US administration to stop exonerating the occupation and providing it with cover to continue its war of extermination and starvation against more than two million people in the Gaza Strip," he said.

Israel and Hamas had held weeks of indirect negotiations in Doha, but no breakthrough has been announced.

Israel on Thursday recalled its negotiating team from Doha for consultations after receiving Hamas's response to a new ceasefire proposal delivered by the mediators.

Trump on Friday made public comments holding Hamas responsible for stalling the negotiations. "Hamas didn't really want to make a deal. I think they want to die," Trump told reporters.

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Meanwhile, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday discussed mediation efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip during a phone call with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, the Egyptian presidency said in a statement.

The two leaders stressed the importance of ensuring the delivery of adequate and appropriate humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza.

They also emphasized the necessity of reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions.