A senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has presented to the Biden administration a new proposed ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, an Israeli official told CNN.

Wall Street Journal cites multiple US officials saying they are sceptical a ceasefire can be achieved before January.

US officials now believe that a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is unlikely before President Biden leaves office in January, according to a report...

US officials said the ceasefire deal was not 'imminent' and the pager and walkie-talkies explosions targeting strongholds of Hezbollah had complicated negotiations.

U.S. officials now believe that a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is not expected before the end of President Joe Biden's term in January, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

The officials cited two main reasons for this, the Wall Street Journal reported. Firstly, the exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Secondly, Hamas' failure to accept its own demands during negotiations,

WASHINGTON—Despite months of painstaking effort, senior U.S. officials say they don’t expect Israel and Hamas to agree to a cease-fire and a hostage-release deal before the end of President Biden’s term.

Amid continuous negotiations, U.S. officials now believe a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is unlikely before the end of President Biden's term. Efforts led by the U.S., Qatar, and Egypt face challenges including Israel’s military presence in Gaza’s Philadelphi corridor and the exchange of hostages and prisoners.