Israel and Hamas They have not yet reached an agreement on a temporary ceasefire, a White House spokesman said Saturday night.

The United States continues to work toward an agreement between both sides, the spokesman said. A second US official confirmed this. no agreement was reached.

He Washington Post reported on Saturday evening that Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement brokered by Qatar on five-day ceasefire in exchange for 50 or more hostages.

White House National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said in a statement: “There is no agreement yet, but we continue to work hard to achieve this“.

Israel vows to destroy Hamas following the militant group’s invasion of Israel on October 7, in which Israel estimates its fighters killed 1,200 people and took 240 hostages.

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As the conflict enters its seventh week, authorities in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip They raised the death toll to 12,300.among them are 5 thousand children.

Israel stated that prepared to expand his offensive against Hamas militants in southern Gaza following airstrikes that killed dozens of Palestinians, including civilians who were reportedly sheltering in two schools. (RTS)