Hamas stuck to its terms for a ceasefire deal and hostage exchange with Israel on Wednesday after the United States said truce talks in Cairo were “in the hands of” the Palestinian militant group. Negotiators from Hamas, Qatar and Egypt – but not Israel – are in Cairo trying to secure a 40-day ceasefire in the war between Israel and the Islamist group in Gaza in time for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which begins early next week. FRANCE 24’s Andrew Hilliar reports.
Gaza ceasefire talks at an impasse as humanitarian crisis deepens • FRANCE 24 English
