Negotiations over a ceasefire in the Gaza war and the release of more Hamas hostages have reached a crisis, according to media reports. Israeli negotiating team, led by the head of the foreign intelligence service Mossad, will leave the location of the talks, the Qatari capital Doha, and return to Israel.

The reason is that the Islamist Hamas rejected a US compromise proposal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “Hamas' position clearly proves that it is not interested in continuing negotiations on a deal”