The United States rejects Hamas’s “non -practical” demands, as the Gaza truce is attached to balance

Talks to extend the ceasefire in Gaza have failed to reach an agreement, and a BBC Palestinian official has told, as the United States accused Hamas of submitting “completely impractical” demands at meetings in Qatar.

Negotists are trying to find a way to move forward after the end of the first stage of temporary truce on March 1.

The United States has proposed extending the first stage until mid -April, including the exchange of more hostages that Hamas and the Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

However, the unveiled Palestinian official said that Israel and Hamas did not agree to the main aspects of the deal that the Middle East envoy Steve Witov placed in indirect talks.

Israel has not yet commented, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said that he would receive a report from the negotiating team in Israel later on Saturday.

The White House accused Hamas of making the demands “completely inactive” in its response to Witkoff’s suggestion.

This will extend the ceasefire to April, but delay negotiation on a permanent end of war.

“Hamas is making a very bad bet that the time is on its side. It is not.”

“Hamas is well aware of the deadline, and we must know that we will respond accordingly if that deadline passes.”

The BBC’s Hamas statement said that the negotiations had collapsed.

Netanyahu’s office had accepted Israel before the American proposal.

She said that Hamas remained “firm in its refusal and did not budge Millimeter,” accusing the group “manipulation and psychological war.”

Israel and Hamas agreed to The ceasefire deal includes three stages In January, 15 months after the war.

In the first stage, Hamas restored 25 alive Israeli hostages, the remains of eight others, and five House of two Thai hostages. Israel launched about 1,800 Palestinian prisoners in return.

The deal says that the second stage will include the remaining hostages in Gaza mutual to obtain more Palestinian prisoners.

But both sides are currently different from the number of hostages to be released after that.

They also do not agree to the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from Gaza, which must be made by the original deal now.

Israel resists this point, while Hamas insists that this will happen.

Israel has stopped all aid and electricity to Gaza, including food and fuel, His saying aims to pressure Hamas.

It is believed that Hamas still retains up to 24 neighborhood hostages in Gaza and the remains of 35 others.

With the continued indirect talks on Friday, the group said in a statement that it was ready to issue another hostage of Israel, Israel, America.

Adan Alexander, 21, was an Israeli soldier near Gaza when he was transferred.

Under the terms of the original ceasefire agreement, it was expected to be among the last hostages to be released.

The group also said that it would hand over the remains of four other double citizens seized during the October 7, 2023 attacks.

He did not give more details or explain what he would require in return.

Witakouf refused, saying that Hamas was trying to look flexible in public places while it was unilaterally impractical.

Hamas -led attacks on October 7, 2023 killed more than 1,200 people in southern Israel, mostly civilians, with 251 hostages.

The attack led to an Israeli military attack that killed more than 48,520 people, most of whom are civilians, according to figures from the Hamas Ministry of Health used by the United Nations and others.

Most of the 2.1 million Gaza population has been displaced several times.

Estimate 70 % of buildings Health, water and sanitation systems have been damaged or destroyed and there is a lack of food, fuel, medicine and shelter.