Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s special envoy, is returning to the United States without securing a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

El enviado estadounidense Steve Witkoff anunció el jueves que Estados Unidos está acortando las conversaciones en Qatar sobre el alto el

"The flexibility and constructive approach shown by Israel in the negotiations are not matched by Hamas,” the official said. Israel has made "significant strides" in its efforts to reach a hostage deal;

The U.S. has withdrawn from Doha ceasefire talks after Hamas' response showed a "lack of desire" for an agreement. Israel also pulled negotiators amid escalating demands.

Hamas' latest response to a U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal is "currently being reviewed" by Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said at the time.

President Trump’s special envoy said that “we will now consider alternative options to bring the hostages home,” though it was not clear that negotiations had halted.

Senior Hamas officials in Doha are reportedly inclined to support the deal on the table, but no response has been received from Hamas's military leadership in Gaza, N12 noted. Israel, the US, Qatar, and Egypt are still waiting for Hamas's response to the proposed hostage and ceasefire deal presented by mediators last week,

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas submitted its response to an Israeli proposal for a 60-day Gaza ceasefire Wednesday, according to two Palestinian sources familiar