The US has put forward a "bridge" proposal to extend the Gaza ceasefire, according to statements by US envoys and the National Security Council.
US National Security Council spokesperson Kirby: Hamas's response to the ceasefire proposal has helped us.
National Security Council Spokesperson Kirby: US President Joe Biden has repeatedly expressed his opposition to the Rafah operation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
National Security Council spokesperson Kirby said: Israel has assured the United States that they will not enter the Rafah area until the United States expresses its views and concerns, and Israel has begun to fulfill the aid commitments that Biden asked them to fulfill.