Ziad Nahaleh told Amir Hossein Abd al-Lahyan that the "steadfastness" would continue until Israel accepted the conditions of the terrorist organization. The Iranian minister also spoke with Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas' political bureau.

Earlier today, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech in Beirut: "We are in regular contact with the resistance leadership in Gaza and will not hesitate to provide assistance whenever the responsibility for this requires" sources told the Saudi Al-Arabiya network this afternoon that Israel had rejected an Egyptian proposal to start a ceasefire this evening.