A plan presented last month by US President Joe Biden, which he said was proposed by Israel, included a six-week truce accompanied by an Israeli withdrawal from densely populated areas and the release of some captives in exchange for Palestinians held in Israel.

According to US news site Axios, "three sources with direct knowledge" said Washington had presented a "new language for parts of" the proposed deal.

On Saturday, Osama Hamdan, a Hamas official based in Lebanon, confirmed that Hamas had received the latest proposal on June 24, but that it included "nothing new".

"We can say that there is no real progress in the negotiations to stop the Israeli aggression so far", he said at a press conference.

The plan presented by Biden has so far failed to result in a deal, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying he will continue the war until Hamas is totally defeated and all captives are freed.

Hamdan said the proposals were "merely a waste of time and provide additional time for the occupation to practice genocide".

He also said Hamas was being pressured to accept Israel's deal "as it is without modification".

The Palestinian resistance movement insists on a permanent ceasefire and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

* This story has been edited by Ahram Online.