WASHINGTON — The White House has sent an Israeli-backed ceasefire proposal to Hamas that would allow the flow of aid into the Gaza Strip amid growing international pressure to end the fighting and devastation in the territory, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.

President Donald Trump and his envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, submitted the framework to Hamas after Israel signed off on the proposal, according to Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary. An Israeli official familiar with the details said the initial phase of the deal would include a 60-day ceasefire and a flow of aid through U.N.-run operations. Hamas officials stopped short of rejecting the latest proposal but suggested it did not contain strong-enough guarantees on ending the war.

“Those discussions

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