Indirect talks between Israel and "Hamas" for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza are at a standstill, with both sides exchanging accusations over the lack of progress, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
The talks in the Qatari capital Doha, which are being held with the mediation of Qatar, Egypt and the United States, aim to stop the fighting and secure the release of 10 hostages held by "Hamas", as well as the bodies of several people kidnapped by the Palestinian Islamist group.
The proposed agreement provides for Israel to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange.
An official representative of "Hamas" told DPA that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was obstructing the talks by adding new conditions, including new maps for the planned withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip.
Israeli media reported that the country's government is insisting on maintaining its military presence in much of the southern part of the enclave.
Earlier this week, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced plans to build a "humanitarian city" for 600,000 displaced Palestinians on the ruins of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israel has said it wants to allow Palestinians to leave the territory "voluntarily", but critics have raised concerns that the "humanitarian city" could serve as a detention camp and serve as a prelude to future forced deportations.
"Hamas" rejects the proposal to establish such a facility and maintains that the Israeli army should withdraw to the positions it held before the failure of the last ceasefire in March.
Meanwhile, Israel accuses "Hamas" of sabotaging the talks, an Israeli official said, quoted by the Israeli newspaper "Yediot Ahronot".
"Hamas" rejected the Qatari offer, refuses to compromise and remains stubborn, while Israel has shown a willingness to be flexible in the negotiations," the official told the newspaper. He added that the talks would still continue.
More than 70 people were arrested during protests in England and Wales on Saturday against the designation of the group "Action for Palestine" as a terrorist organization, PA Media/DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
The protesters gathered for a second consecutive week in central London. Law enforcement authorities announced that support for the organization was a crime, resulting in 42 arrests.
Another 16 arrests were made in Manchester on Saturday, and 13 people were also detained during demonstrations in Cardiff.
Two small groups of protesters sat on the steps around the statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela in the square outside the British parliament building. Some of them then wrote the message "I oppose genocide, I support Action for Palestine" on placards and silently raised them, surrounded by police who had formed a cordon around the statue of Gandhi.
Police searched the protesters' bags and demanded their IDs. Some of the participants pressed against each other as police took away their handmade placards.
The police then led the protesters to waiting police vans parked around the square.
All but one of the 42 arrests were for demonstrating in support of a banned organisation, while one person was arrested for assault, police said in a report in "Ex" (X).
Manchester Police said they had arrested 16 people under the Terrorism Act after responding to a protest in "St Peter's Square".
South Wales Police also confirmed that 13 people had been arrested on suspicion of committing offences under the same act during a protest near Cardiff's Central Square.
Scotland Yard said its position remained that officers would take action where criminal offences were committed, including supporting banned groups or organisations.
The police added that this included "chanting, wearing clothing or displaying objects such as flags, signs or logos".
Police in the British capital arrested 29 people at a similar protest last weekend.
The organisation's designation "Action for Palestine" as a terrorist group means that membership or support for it can be punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
The decision to designate it came after two RAF aircraft were damaged at a base in Oxfordshire on June 20, and Action for Palestine claimed responsibility. Police said the damage to the aircraft was worth around £7 million ($9.4 million).
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said that violence and damage have no place in legitimate protests and that the group's activities justify the ban. Critics of the decision, including some UN experts and civil liberties groups, argue that damaging property does not amount to terrorism.