On Wednesday, the Palestinian paramilitary group Hamas and the state of Israel exchanged accusations. The reason was the inability to conclude a ceasefire agreement, despite progress in recent days, Reuters reports.

Both Hamas and Israel issued a statement on Wednesday, trading blame over failure to conclude a ceasefire agreement despite the progress reported by both sides over the past days. With the mediation of Qatar and Egypt,

Hamas says ceasefire talks were proceeding in Doha but that Israel has set new conditions causing a delay in an agreement.