The truce in the Gaza conflict has been extended until the end of Tuesday as Palestinian and Israeli negotiators struggle to reach a more lasting agreement, reports GH based on CNN.
As the deadline was pushed back, officials on both sides offered little reason for optimism.
"There hasn't been any progress at all," Azzam al-Ahmed, the lead Palestinian negotiator, told reporters, dismissing earlier reports that a deal was set to be signed.
"We hope that every minute in the next 24 hours will be used so we can reach an agreement or the cycle of violence will continue," he said.
Negotiating through Egyptian go-betweens, Israel and the Palestinians have been attempting over the past week to resolve longstanding issues amid a temporary cease-fire in the deadly fighting in and around Gaza.
Under the latest extension, the truce is now set to expire at midnight Tuesday ( 5 p.m. ET).