Israel has said Hamas has “not budged” in Gaza truce talks and is engaged in “psychological warfare”, after the group said it is ready to free an Israeli-American hostage and the bodies of others, AFP reports.

“Whereas Israel accepted the Witkoff framework, Hamas remains firm in its refusal and has not budged an inch,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, referring to US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, and accusing Hamas of resorting to “manipulation and psychological warfare”.