Israel wants to extend the first phase of the deal with Hamas, rather than begin negotiations over the more politically fraught second stage.

The first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, under which dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were freed, reached its expiration date on Saturday — with Israel and Hamas split on what comes next.

The latest round of talks in Egypt on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made no progress, Hamas said on Saturday, as the two sides failed to reach a consensus for the next phase of the deal,