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Talks to extend the Gaza ceasefire have failed to reach an agreement, a Palestinian official has told the BBC, as the US accused Hamas of making “entirely impractical” demands at meetings in Qatar.

Israel proposes Hamas release 10 living captives on 1st day in exchange for 2-month extension.

The dramatic new development comes a week after Israel blocked the delivery of food, fuel and medicines to the area of more than two million people.

Israel has confirmed it will send a delegation to Qatar’s capital for talks on extending a fragile ceasefire with Hamas.

The US and Israel have rejected an Arab plan for the post-war reconstruction of the Gaza Strip that would allow the 2.1 million Palestinians living there to stay in place.

A $53bn (£41.4 billion) reconstruction plan to rival President Donald Trump’s idea for the US to “take over Gaza” and move out more than two million Palestinians has been approved by Arab leaders at an emergency summit in the Egyptian capital Cairo.

Several Arab states and the UN have condemned Israel for blocking the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.

It comes after Israel said it would stop all goods and supplies into Gaza, a move condemned by humanitarian groups and Hamas, which called it “a war crime and a blatant attack” on a truce that took a year of negotiations before taking hold in January.