Officials say U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, but a deal has not been reached yet.

Negotiators will meet in Doha on Tuesday seeking to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden said a ceasefire and hostage release deal he has championed was on "the brink" of coming to fruition.

The terms of a deal between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages are being finalised, a Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations has told the BBC. It comes as White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said a truce and hostage deal could be done "this week".

But a deal hasn't been reached yet, and there are a number of obstacles that could still scupper the talks in Qatar. The war in Gaza has ground on for more than 15 months, starting on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel and killed about 1,

Israel has not received a draft proposal for a deal to halt the fighting in Gaza and return its hostages, an Israeli official said on Monday. Earlier, an official briefed on the negotiations said Qatar had handed Israel and Hamas a "final" draft of a ceasefire and hostage release agreement designed to end the war in Gaza.

Mediator Qatar said on Tuesday that a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas is closer than at any time in the past, as the Israelis also expressed optimism over the release of hostages.

Israel-Gaza border as fighting continues amid ceasefire talks Watch live as a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is as “close as it has ever been”, according to Qatari negotiators who have been hosting talks.