Israel recalls Gaza negotiators after Hamas responds to ceasefire plan

Israel said on Thursday it had recalled its negotiators from Gaza ceasefire talks with Hamas, as international pressure mounted for a breakthrough to end nearly two years of devastating war.

Mediators have been shuttling between Israeli and Hamas delegations in Qatar for more than two weeks, but the indirect talks have so far failed to yield an elusive truce.

International concern is growing over the plight of the more than two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, where the fighting has…