US says ceasefire talks in Cairo have been constructive with ‘progress made’

Gunmen fire their weapons during the funeral of three Palestinians killed by an Israeli airstrike in the occupied West Bank refugee camp of Tulkarem (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said that ceasefire talks in Cairo on Friday have been constructive and will continue over the weekend.

Mr Kirby pushed back against reports that negotiations are near collapse as Hamas and Israel have major differences over Israel’s insistence that it maintain forces in two strategic corridors in Gaza.