Ceasefire in Gaza Strip: Israel and HAMAS accuse each other.

Israel and HAMAS accused each other of hindering the achievement of a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages, Bloomberg reports.

Mediators claim that the current round of negotiations has brought both sides extremely close to an official pause in fighting for the past few months. But objections from both sides, which were made public on Sunday, increase the likelihood of a deadlock resumption.

"We are negotiating, not following a scenario where we just give and give," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of his cabinet meeting on Sunday.

"There are things on which we can be flexible, and there are things on which we cannot be flexible, on which we will insist. We know very well how to distinguish them," he emphasized.

Soon after, the radical Palestinian organization HAMAS issued a statement detailing new Israeli demands that, according to the militants, hinder the agreement.

"We consider this Netanyahu's full responsibility," the statement said.

Source: RBC-Ukraine