White House envoy Steve Witkoff said Monday he is “disappointed” that Hamas has failed to accept his latest offer for a ceasefire and hostage deal, though Hamas claimed that it accepted the latest U.S. offer. 

Witkoff has been in direct negotiations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top adviser, Ron Dermer, and with Hamas leadership through Palestinian American businessman Bishara Bahbah.

"What I have seen from Hamas is disappointing and completely unacceptable," Witkoff told Axios.

The proposal Hamas claimed to have received differs from Witkoff's latest proposal in the number of hostages, both dead and alive, that would be released during the ceasefire and the timing and sequence of their release.

Witkoff's proposal calls for the release of 10 live hostages and 19 dead hostages in return for 45 to 60 days of ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas also claims that the U.S. proposal says that during negotiations, the U.S. has guaranteed that Israel will negotiate seriously and will not unilaterally resume the war like in the previous ceasefire.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the proposal Hamas described as "a U.S. proposal." He said "no responsible Israeli government could accept it."