Kirby: US remains hopeful for '6 weeks of peace' with hostage deal that 'Hamas has not fully rejected'

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said Hamas is considering a proposal to release hostages that Israel says would delay a Rafah invasion.

"If we're able to get this hostage deal in place, we are still working at that. Hamas has not fully rejected it," Kirby said. "They are considering this proposal on the table. If we can get that in place, then that gives you six weeks of peace. It gives you no fighting for six weeks, and that includes no fighting in Rafah. And what we're hoping is that after six weeks of a temporary cease-fire, we can maybe get something more enduring in place." Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace. 

Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war and stave off a planned Israeli ground offensive in the southern city of Rafah. Senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya gave no details of Israel's offer but said it was in response to a Hamas proposal two weeks ago, the Associated Press reported.