Israel and Hamas may be able to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal within one or two weeks but such an agreement is not likely to be secured in just a day's time, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday.

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Dr. Victoria Rose spent 21 days in the territory, treating people who were shot trying to get food and children with life-changing injuries from Israeli bombs.

Video captured by an NBC News crew in Gaza shows mourners gathering at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after a mother, father their and 5-month-old daughter were killed in an Israeli airstrike that hit their apartment.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said no permanent ceasefire would be possible without the complete removal of Hamas.