Hamas delegation leaves Gaza truce talks in Cairo without deal - BBC News

But the armed group says indirect negotiations with Israel on a six-week ceasefire are not over.

18 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, ReutersImage caption, A ceasefire in Gaza could help get food supplies in for Palestinian civilians and bring Israeli hostages outBy Yolande Knell & David GrittenBBC News, in Jerusalem and LondonA Hamas delegation has left talks in Cairo without a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza, but the armed group says indirect negotiations with Israel are not over.

It had been hoped that a 40-day truce could be in place for the start of the Islamic month of Ramadan next week.

With more signs of a famine looming, international pressure has only grown.

But Egyptian and Qatari mediators have struggled to seal a deal that would see Hamas free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinians held in Israeli jails.

Israel did not send a delegation to Cairo, saying it first wanted a list of the surviving hostages who could be released under the agreement.

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