US officials now believe that a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas is unlikely before President Joe Biden leaves office in January, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.The newspaper cited top-level officials in the White House, State Department and Pentagon without naming them. Those bodies did not immediately respond to requests for comment.“I can tell you that we do not believe that deal is falling apart,” Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters on Thursday before the report was published.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said two weeks ago that 90 percent of a ceasefire deal had been agreed upon.The United States and mediators Qatar and Egypt have for months attempted to secure a ceasefire but have failed to bring Israel and Hamas to a final agreement.Two obstacles have been especially difficult: Israel’s demand to keep forces in the Philadelphi