Israel-Hamas war live: Mossad negotiators leave Qatar as truce talks hit ‘dead end’

Israeli negotiators have pulled out of talks with Qatar about a potential new truce after it hit an “impasse”.

“Following the impasse in the negotiations and at the direction of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, David Barnea, head of the Mossad, ordered his team in Doha to return to Israel,” Mr Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on behalf of Mossad.

“The Hamas terror group did not fulfill its obligations under the agreement that included releasing all the women and children that were on the list provided to Hamas that had authorised it.

“The head of Mossad thanks the head of the CIA, Egypt’s intelligence minister, the prime minister of Qatar for their partnership and the tremendous mediation efforts that led to the release of 84 women and children from Gaza, in addition to 24 foreign nationals.”

A total of 136 people remain in captivity: 114 men, 20 women and two children. 10 hostages are 75 or older, 125 are Israeli and 11 are foreign nationals.