The Houthis, who control northern Yemen, reached central Israel with a missile on Sunday for the first time, prompting Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to say Israel would inflict a “heavy price” on them.

Other Israeli airstrikes across Gaza left more casualties among Palestinians

Ismail Haniyeh’s remarks came during his Eid al-Adha speech following official US accusations against Hamas for diverging from a ceasefire proposal supported by Biden.

“Hamas is still keen on reaching an agreement that ends the aggression, guarantees Israeli troop withdrawal, and achieves a serious prisoner exchange deal,” Haniyeh said in a statement.

Ismail Haniyeh held talks with leaders, officials on regional, international levels in light of Israel’s 'brutal massacres' against displaced Palestinians

In a statement commenting on the latest Israeli offensive on Gaza, Haniyeh said: "The Joint Room of the Palestinian Resistance Factions ran the battle against the occupation wisely and crushed its arrogance."