WASHINGTON: US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has said that the US will seek "alternative options" for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Meanwhile, he announced on Thursday that the US negotiating team is returning home from Qatar for consultations upon Hamas' latest response which he called "selfish", Xinhua news agency reported.
"We have decided to bring our team home from Doha for consultations after the latest response from Hamas, which clearly shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza, " the envoy wrote on social media platform X.