Hamas official says group does not want war to resume in Gaza

Hamas has no desire to resume war with Israel, a senior official from the Palestinian group told AFP on Saturday, nearly three weeks into a fragile ceasefire in Gaza.

"Returning to war is certainly not our wish nor our decision," said Basem Naim in an interview.

Israel's "procrastination and lack of commitment in implementing the first phase... certainly exposes this agreement to danger and thus it may stop or collapse."