Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas leaders held talks with Egyptian security officials on Sunday in a fresh push for a ceasefire in the Gaza war, two Hamas sources said, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to hold security talks on the matter,

Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip – The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said Sunday it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted recent convoys. It blamed the breakdown of law and order in large part on Israeli policies.

Israeli soldiers continue their operations in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza, where Hamas is trying to regroup, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday. Meanwhile, a delegation of Egyptian security officials was due to arrive in Israel hoping to arrange a Gaza ceasefire deal.