text:  And meanwhile, as fighting continues to rage in Gaza, Hamas says it has sent new ideas to mediators on how to end its war with Israel. Is this likely to be any more successful than previous such statements? I mean, really, it's just not clear yet if this is going to lead to some kind of a breakthrough. We've had so many failed efforts to bring about a new ceasefire and hostage release deal. But what we're hearing, Hamas has said it's responded in a positive spirit to the deal that's on the table.