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Hamas withdraws from Gaza truce talks after Israeli strike on camp, senior official says

Palestinian youths look at a covered blood stain on the ground as others reset a tent at the site of Israeli bombardment the previous day at the al-Mawasi displacement camp of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2024. © Bashar Taleb, AFP

Hamas has withdrawn from talks working towards a ceasefire in the Gaza war, according to a senior official from the Palestinian militant group, who said the group's political leader had told international mediators Qatar and Egypt working on a phased proposal since May that the group was halting negotiations over Israel's "continued obstruction" as well as "ongoing massacres against unarmed civilians".

A senior Hamas official told AFP Sunday that the Palestinian militant group has withdrawn from talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza war because of Israeli "massacres" and its attitude in negotiations.

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