Hamas said in a statement, referring to the Israeli prime minister, that "the continuation of the occupation’s bombing and massacres exposes Netanyahu’s lies about reducing military...
European Union foreign ministers remained sharply divided during a meeting in Copenhagen on Saturday over the war in Gaza.
Photographer Hatem Khaled, also a Reuters contractor, was wounded.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mediating teams from Egypt, Qatar and the United States have been working for months to reach a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, called the statement "disgusting" and said blaming Israel was "irrational" because Hamas rejects every proposal to end the war.
The United Nations Security Council will meet on Thursday to address the conflict, diplomats said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to convene ministers late on Sunday to discuss the latest developments in the talks, an Israeli official said.
