Biden's national security team does not currently have any intentions to submit a revised ceasefire proposal.

According to two senior administration officials who spoke to CNN, Joe Biden's national security advisers do not currently have any plans to offer the president with a revised proposal in the Israel-Hamas war ceasefire discussions. This is the latest sign that the peace talks have badly stopped.

In recent weeks, several US officials had hinted that a so-called bridge proposal was nearing completion for Biden's review and approval prior to being distributed to other mediators in the ceasefire negotiations, including Egypt and Qatar. But these high-ranking individuals claim that the president's advisors are not confident that Hamas will ever be open to saying "yes" to an updated agreement, and they want to be sure that desire exists.

The most recent high-ranking American official to visit the area is US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is scheduled to return to Egypt on Wednesday. To illustrate how improbable it seems that his journey will result in a significant advancement toward a truce, he will be traveling to the Middle East for the first time since Hamas' October 7 attacks, except Israel.

The topic of the Palestinian detainees who would be freed in exchange for the hostages that Hamas kidnapped on October 7 is a key source of friction in the negotiations. According to those officials, in a recent round of negotiations, Hamas insisted that life sentences be served out in exchange for civilian hostages. Previously, the parties had considered the release of these detainees only if Israeli soldiers were given in return.

The US administration is blaming Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, for the standstill and claiming that it is doubtful that he is really interested in striking a compromise. Administration officials who had been closely involved in the negotiations were incensed by the recent killing of six prisoners in Gaza, including one Israeli-American.

Washington has also become increasingly skeptical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political willingness to bring the war to a stop. His insistence that Israel retain control over the vital land strip that runs along the Egypt-Gaza border has prompted some US officials to say that his stance has not been productive. He has been adamant about the deployment of Israeli troops along the Philadelphi Corridor once a ceasefire agreement goes into effect.

One of Biden's top foreign policy aims is to help bring an end to the Israel-Hamas conflict before he leaves office. However, as CNN has revealed, the administration is becoming less optimistic that a deal can be reached before the president's term ends in January, even after months of frantic labor.

Even Nevertheless, officials maintain that they are not giving up and will carry on with talks, no matter how slim the chances of a ceasefire now seem.

Even Nevertheless, officials maintain that they are not giving up and will carry on with talks, no matter how slim the chances of a ceasefire now seem. John Kirby, a spokesman for the National Security Council, told reporters last week that while the administration is working "diligently" to advance, he could not say when the so-called bridge plan would be ready.

Kirby stated, "The conversations are still going on." "Whether we'll be able to get there is something we're not sure about, especially in the wake of the execution of those six hostages. We are unsure about Hamas's ability to genuinely approach the table and sign a document at this point.