Israeli deputy foreign minister warned Thursday that Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, was likely to resume fight if the talks in Cairo have failed.

Israeli deputy foreign minister warned Thursday that Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, was likely to resume fight if the talks in Cairo have failed.

"There are chances that Hamas will restart its routine of violence, this is a possibility we can't ignore," Tzachi Hanegbi told Israeli army radio.

"The resumption of fighting would not happen in the short term, since Hamas will wait for negotiations in Cairo, as well as the October Gaza donors' conference.

"But when Hamas understand that the war has not brought them the smallest political success, they could resume fighting."

The remarks came just two weeks after the Zionist entity  agreed a truce with the resistance to end a 50-day war that killed more than 2,200 people and caused enormous destruction in the besieged coastal territory.

Indirect talks between Hamas and Tel Aviv are to take place mid-September in Cairo, Palestinian officials say.

The two sides agreed a ceasefire on August 26, under which Israel said it would immediately ease restrictions on movement of personnel and goods through the two crossings into Gaza which it controls.

Other issues, such as Israel's insistence on Gaza militants “disarming”, and Hamas demands for a port and airport to open and a prisoner swap, are to be discussed in Cairo.

Hanegbi reiterated that Israel would reject Hamas's demands for a port and an airport, and said any building materials going into the Strip would be inspected to “ensure they were not used to make weapons or militarily infrastructure.”