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.

Negotiations have been ongoing to clear two obstacles: Israel's demand to keep its forces in the Philadelphi corridor to maintain a buffer between Gaza and Egypt, and the specifics of an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

The Biden administration is still pushing talks, but it is no longer expecting a breakthrough.