Why are the Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks stuck? An explainer on the latest

Young Palestinians fill cans with water in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday. Arab negotiators are trying to broker a ceasefire deal that would avert a return to fighting in Gaza and begin serious negotiations toward a formal end of the war, since the breakdown of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal at the beginning of the month.

Arab mediators are working to reach a new Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal that would secure the release of 12 living hostages out of the 24 still believed to be held alive by Hamas in Gaza.

(Image credit: Abdel Kareem Hana)