A 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.
A 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.
