AFP) - Indirect talks between Hamas and Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza are being held up by Israel`s proposals to keep troops in the territory, two Palestinian sources with knowledge of the discussions told AFP on Saturday.

"The negotiations in Doha are facing a setback and complex difficulties due to Israel`s insistence, as of Friday, on presenting a map of withdrawal, which is actually a map of redeployment and repositioning of the Israeli army rather than a genuine withdrawal," one source said.

A second accused Israel of "stalling and obstructing the agreement in order to continue the war of extermination".