Hamas delegation leaves Cairo where discussions had been held since Sunday. U.S., Qatar and Egypt are trying to reach an agreement on a pause in the fighting before Ramadan, which begins at the beginning of next week.

Hamas is demanding in particular a definitive ceasefire and a withdrawal of Israeli troops before any agreement on the release of hostages. Israel, for its part, demands that Hamas provide a precise list of hostages still alive, but the Palestinian movement said it did not know who was “alive or dead”