The report said all proposals presented by Egypt in recent days have failed, largely due to a lack of support from Washington. “The U.S. administration has refused to provide any guarantees about applying pressure on the Israeli prime minister,” a source said. One such proposal, which called for a humanitarian pause during the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, was reportedly rejected by the American envoy.
“The war must be highly targeted, efficient and effective,” a U.S. official said. “We don’t have all the time in the world.”
Officials familiar with the discussions said the United States continues to support Israel’s operations in Gaza, though the backing is not open-ended. “There’s no point in dragging everyone into a meaningless round,” one source said. “Israel’s political leadership must admit that its leeway is very limited.”
