Hamas rejects Israel's 'formulation' of extending first Gaza ceasefire phase

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas said on Saturday that it rejected Israel's "formulation" of extending the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, on the day the first stage of the deal was set to expire.

The group's spokesperson Hazem Qassem also told Al-Araby TV there were no current talks for a second ceasefire phase in Gaza with the group.

(Reporting by Jaidaa Taha and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by William Mallard)

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