TEHRAN – Iran’s new foreign minister reiterated on Sunday that the Islamic Republic “backs any agreement that is accepted by Palestinians, including Hamas, for reaching a ceasefire” and creating a situation to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Abbas Araqchi made the remarks in a telephone conversation with his Bulgarian counterpart Ivan Kondov.

The remarks by Araqchi come as Israel has extended the scope of war from the Gaza Strip to the occupied West Bank. On Wednesday, Israel launched an offensive on cities in the northern West Bank, which is unprecedented in 20 years.

The Israeli siege of the West Bank city of Jenin has left Palestinians with no food, water or electricity, with medical charity Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, accusing Israeli forces of obstructing access to health facilities and targeting ambulances.

“All basic necessities” including bread inside the refugee camp “no longer exist”, Taher al-Saadi, a resident of Jenin who managed to escape, told Al Jazeera.

The Israeli military brought in reinforcements on Sunday after demolishing shops and bulldozing streets, while preventing tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians from accessing humanitarian aid, in a step described as a “war crime”. Israel has also been accused of war crimes during its ongoing military offensive in Gaza.