As the Gaza conflict enters its sixth month, both sides reject the latest truce efforts.
As the war in Gaza enters its sixth month, Israel and Hamas remain locked in a deadly stalemate, with each insisting they are close to achieving victory even as casualties mount.
Both sides late on Monday rejected the latest international efforts to stem the carnage in Gaza.
Israeli PM Netanyahu has said dismantling Hamas and returning hostages can be achieved by expanding the ground offensive to Rafah.
Hamas, meanwhile, has demanded a comprehensive ceasefire, Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and prisoner release for any truce, saying the latest proposal fell short.
Over 32,000 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed in the fighting, according to Gaza health officials.
UNSC finally passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire after the US abstained, but it did not link it to hostage release, angering Israel.
An Israeli minister said the resolution emboldened Hamas by signalling international pressure will end the war without its concessions.
Washington has tried to negotiate a truce and prisoner swap for weeks, but Hamas said Israel is yet to respond to its core demands.
No end is in sight to the conflict that has left Gaza in ruins, and dissent over strategy is emerging between Israel and its closest ally US.
