A senior Hamas official has said there is 'no point' in further talks on a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal after Israel said it would expand its ground offensive and occupy Gaza indefinitely. Bassem Naim told the BBC the Palestinian armed group would not engage with new proposals while Israel continued what he called its 'starvation war'. Israel says its objective is the return of hostages still held by Hamas and its 'dismantling and decisive defeat'.