White House says it will continue to press Israel to get more aid into Gaza

White House spokesperson John Kirby said that more than 300 aid trucks entered Gaza on Sunday, and that the US would continue to pressure Israel to allow more aid into the besieged enclave.

Prior to the war in Gaza, 500 trucks were entering the area each day.

Kirby said Washington was taking the discussions around a ceasefire seriously and was hoping to secure a deal as soon as possible. The deal, Kirby said, would lead to a ceasefire of around six weeks.

The White House said that CIA Director William Burns was in Cairo over the weekend for "a serious round" of negotiations on a deal between Israel and Hamas, and that Hamas is reviewing the current proposal now.