Qatar says Gaza truce proposal to be sent to Hamas as war rages on

DOHA - A framework to halt the Gaza fighting and for hostage releases is to be relayed to Hamas, mediator Qatar said, as a bitter row flared around the UN aid agency for Palestinians.

While deadly fighting again rocked Gaza, fears mounted of a widening regional conflict after Israel's top ally Washington vowed to respond to an attack that killed three US troops in Jordan.

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who attended the talks, said "good progress" had been made and the parties were "hoping to relay this proposal to Hamas and to get them to a place where they engage positively and constructively in the process".

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed hope for the deal.

"Very important, productive work has been done. And there is some real hope going forward," Blinken told reporters after the Paris talks.