No progress on second ceasefire phase in indirect talks with Israel, says Hamas

The rubble of a home in the Tal al Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza City (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

The latest round of talks on the second phase of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made no progress so far, and it is unclear if the talks will resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said.

The first phase of the ceasefire, which paused 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, saw the release of 33 hostages, including eight bodies, in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.