Hamas lays out its conditions as second day of talks conclude in Egypt

Hamas said on Tuesday that a second day of talks between the group and mediators Qatar and Egypt, as well as the US and Israel, have wrapped up in Sharm el-Sheikh with a focus on Israeli army withdrawal maps, and the schedule for the release of Israeli captives held in Gaza.

Hamas said in a statement that it called for linking each stage of the release of Israeli captives with the stages of the full Israeli withdrawal - indicating that the captives will not be freed all at once. 

"The release of the last prisoner must coincide with the final withdrawal of Israeli forces," the statement said. 

Hamas also urged the need for international guarantees for a final ceasefire to ensure full Israeli withdrawal.