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.

Mediators have sought for months to secure a truce between Israel and Hamas, but a final agreement remains elusive.

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.

Top White House officials say a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel is unlikely during Biden's term. The Wall Street Journal, citing top US officials, notes in a recent report that no resolution is expected with current proposals.

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.