A senior Israeli official tells NBC that it is unclear if a proposal for a pause in fighting in Gaza and the release of hostages will come to fruition.

“I don’t think it’s more than 50/50 it will materialize,” the unnamed senior official says.

Unnamed ministers also tell Channel 12 news that a deal is far from certain.

[That sounds too optimistic. I wrote about this yesterday; Hamas wants to drag out negotiations through Qatar but can’t really afford to cut a deal that leaves the IDF in Gaza. — Ed]