Gaza militants pull out of talks over soldier-Hamas

GAZA, July 4 (Reuters) Palestinian militant factions who captured an Israeli soldier pulled out of negotiations with Egyptian mediators trying to secure his release after Israel rejected their today deadline, a Hamas political leader said.

''The militant groups withdrew their representative from the talks with the Egyptian mediators,'' the leader, Osama al-Muzaini, told Reuters.

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