Qatar’s PM says indirect negotiations on a ceasefire deal and the release of hostages in Gaza have largely stalled.

Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani, whose country along with Egypt and the United States are mediating between Israel and Hamas, said talks were in a “delicate phase”.

“We are trying as much as possible to address this stumbling block,” he added, without giving further details.

They have proposed a six-week truce during which Hamas would free 40 women, children and elderly or sick hostages.

The US accused the Palestinian armed group of being “the obstacle to a ceasefire” after it publicly rejected the latest offer over the weekend.

Meanwhile, the Israeli military said 14 Israeli soldiers had been injured, six of them severely, by anti-tank missiles and drones launched from Lebanese territory towards a village in northern Israel.

The Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said it had fired on a military target in the Arab al-Aramshe area in retaliation for recent Israeli strikes that had killed Hezbollah commanders and other fighters.

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