Hamas accepts a ceasefire proposal
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Trump on what it will take to bring Israeli hostages home: Hamas must be 'confronted and destroyed'
President Donald Trump said the remaining hostages will only return once Hamas is "confronted and destroyed" as Israel plans to expand its Gaza offensive.
The fragile negotiations between Israel and Hamas have once again entered a decisive phase, marked by the unveiling of a new ceasefire-hostage release proposal brokered by Egypt and Qatar.
Hamas’s declared plan to relocate hostages into Gaza City to use them as human shields may present a serious deterrent to an IDF operation into the city, Lt.-Col. (Res.) Alon Eviatar, an expert in Palestinian affairs, said on Monday.
Freed American-Israeli hostage details starvation and abuse by Hamas as families push Trump for deal
Former Hamas hostage Keith Siegel and hostage family members Anat Angrest and Lishay Lavi-Miran call for the release of those still held in Gaza as ceasefire talks collapse.