Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to release hostages, and said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was rash to say there would be "hell to pay" unless they go free by his Jan.

Renewed spurt of negotiations hits impasse again with Israel demanding release of only living hostages in first stage of a deal, while Hamas insists on permanent ceasefire The post As hostage talks stall,

Despite a concerted push by the United States and the Arab mediators that appeared to have yielded significant progress in negotiations for a deal in which Hamas would release the Israeli hostages in