New Delhi, March 2 -- Israel on Sunday halted the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal. Tel Aviv also warned of "additional consequences" if Hamas fail to accept the new proposal to extend the ceasefire.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that under the present agreements Israel could resume fighting after the first phase if it believed negotiations were ineffective.

He also said the ceasefire would only continue if Hamas kept releasing hostages, telling his Cabinet that "there will be no free lunches."

Accusing Israel of trying to derail the existing ceasefire agreement, Hamas said its decision to cut off aid was "cheap extortion, a war crime and a blatant att...