Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Wednesday that Israel "will fight until Hamas is eliminated," despite renewed efforts toward a new swap deal between the two conflicting parties.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity, an Israeli official confirmed that talks brokered by Qatar in coordination with the United States have resumed, according to Xinhua.

Ismail Haniyeh, chairman of Hamas's political bureau, traveled from Qatar's Doha to Egypt's Cairo for talks on developments in the Gaza Strip, efforts to reach another truce in the enclave and a hostage swap. Before his departure, Haniyeh held a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, during which the Hamas leader voiced his movement's readiness for a lasting truce in Gaza, but made clear that Hamas would not negotiate while being attacked by Israel.

Despite recent developments, Netanyahu vowed that Israel is "continuing the war to the end. It will continue until Hamas is eliminated – until victory."

Speaking in a video statement, the prime minister warned that Hamas leaders and fighters "have only two possibilities – to surrender or to die."