CAIRO, June 4, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A meeting between Hamas and Gaza truce mediators in Egypt has been postponed until Sunday, a source close to the movement said, as it demanded Israel halt ongoing attacks in the Palestinian territory.

The meeting had originally been planned for Wednesday in the Mediterranean city of El-Alamein, and was set to include a Hamas delegation headed by chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya, along with Palestinian factions such as Islamic Jihad and mediators from Egypt, Turkey and Qatar.

"Hamas and the Palestinian factions are expected to begin consultative meetings in Cairo next Saturday" ahead of meetings between the Palestinian movements and the mediators on Sunday, a source close to the negotiations told AFP.

The source said Hamas had "requested to postpone the talks", calling them meaningless amid "Israeli intransigence".

Despite a truce technically in effect since October, daily violence has continued to rock the Gaza Strip, over half of which is under Israeli military control in defiance of the ceasefire's terms.

Last week, an Israeli strike killed the latest head of Hamas's armed wing in Gaza, Mohammed Odeh, a month after his predecessor was also killed.

Israel has killed at least 936 people since the ceasefire began, according to Gaza's health ministry, which operates under Hamas authority and whose figures are considered reliable by the UN. Both Hamas and Israel accuse each other of violating the ceasefire.

Hamas spokesman Taher al-Nunu said the movement was in "intense consultations" with the mediators to ensure "real results on the ground".

"The mediators must compel the occupation to halt the assassinations, bombardment and starvation", and "expedite the entry of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza", he said, referring to the 15-member board created under the truce deal, which has not yet been allowed to enter the territory it is charged with running.

A transition to the second phase of the ceasefire, which was supposed to involve Hamas's disarmament and a gradual withdrawal of the Israeli army, has been stalled for months.

Hamas has repeatedly said it is not opposed to handing over some of its arsenal, but only as part of a Palestinian political process.

Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to take control of 70 percent of the Gaza Strip.