Israel has submitted Gaza truce mediators with its reservations about a Hamas proposal for a hostage-release deal and deems this round of negotiations in Cairo to have ended, a senior Israeli official said on Thursday.
The Israeli delegation is returning from the Egyptian capital, and Israel will proceed with its operation in Rafah and other parts of the Gaza Strip as planned, the official added.
Hamas announced on Thursday that the terror organization's delegation left Cairo and returned to Qatar.
A senior Hamas official, Izzat al-Rishek, said that Israel's actions in Rafah were intended to disrupt ceasefire mediations. According to him, Hamas is still committed to the proposal it agreed to - which was rejected by Israel.
Later on Thursday, Israeli media reported that the American and Israeli delegations had also departed Cairo.
This is a developing story.