The United States will begin renewed efforts to broker a ceasefire in Gaza on Wednesday, President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan said, a day after President Biden announced a separate ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

“President Biden intends to begin this work today (Wednesday, 11/27/24) by engaging his envoys with Turkey, Qatar, Egypt and other actors in the region,” Sullivan said in an interview with MSNBC. Biden had said on Tuesday that the United States, along with other countries, would also push for a ceasefire in the Palestinian Gaza Strip.

This comes after Biden announced, on Tuesday, the start of new efforts with the participation of Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and Israel, to stop the ceasefire in Gaza.

He stressed in a speech following Hezbollah and Israel's agreement to a ceasefire, that "Hamas has only one choice, which is to release the hostages, including the American hostages."

The White House announced on Monday that US Middle East envoy Brett McGurk would visit Saudi Arabia to discuss taking advantage of the potential ceasefire (at the time) in Lebanon to reach a similar agreement to end the fighting in Gaza.

White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates told reporters that McGurk's meetings in Riyadh focused on the possibility of reaching a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, which would be a catalyst for a ceasefire in Gaza as well, the return of Israeli hostages and increased stability in the region.