US officials said the ceasefire deal was not 'imminent' and the pager and walkie-talkies explosions targeting strongholds of Hezbollah had complicated negotiations.

Negotiations have been ongoing to clear two obstacles: Israel's demand to keep its forces in the Philadelphi corridor to maintain a buffer between Gaza and Egypt, and the specifics of an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

The Biden administration is still pushing talks, but it is no longer expecting a breakthrough.