The U.S. government is awaiting a response from Hamas to a U.S. ceasefire proposal in Israel, which the Israeli government has already accepted.

Israel and Gaza peace talks are caught between U.S. pressure and escalating civilian deaths, the latest ceasefire proposal lays bare the fragility of diplomacy in a war shaped by mutual distrust, shifting red lines,

Officials said Hamas was seeking changes on guarantees for a permanent end to war. That has long been the core sticking point with Israel.