Benjamin Netanyahu said his second meeting with Donald Trump focused on the remaining hostages in Gaza

Negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar on a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal have stalled after three days of indirect talks, a Palestinian official has told the BBC.

The official said key sticking points included how aid would be distributed during the ceasefire and Israeli troop withdrawals.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is visiting the US and hopes of a deal had been raised as he had an unscheduled second meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff also said they were now “down to one” unresolved issue at the Doha talks and that he was hopeful of an agreement on a 60-day ceasefire by the end of this week.