Palestinians search for items to salvage in the rubble of buildings destroyed a day earlier in Israeli strikes on Al-Daraj neighbourhood in Gaza City on July 16, 2025.AFP
The indirect negotiations in the Qatari capital Doha are now in their second week, with the future presence of Israeli troops in the Palestinian territory a key issue.
Hamas wants a full withdrawal and last week rejected an Israeli proposal which it said would have kept troops in more than 40 percent of Gaza.
Israeli public broadcaster Kan on Wednesday quoted a foreign official it did not identify as saying that work was ongoing to revise Israeli pullback maps.
But Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas's political bureau, told AFP: "(Israel) has not yet delivered any new or revised maps regarding military withdrawals from the Gaza Strip.
"The entire Gaza Strip is currently under the military control of (Israel). What is happening on the ground confirms (Israel's) intentions and plans to maintain and prolong military control within the Gaza Strip for the long term.
"It also confirms the occupation's unwillingness to withdraw from the Strip or to stop the war, contrary to what the occupation claims in the ongoing negotiations in Doha and contrary to what it tells the mediators."
Israel has accused the group of inflexibility but on Tuesday mediator Qatar said there was "no stalemate" and no set timeframe for the talks.
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