US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and National Security Council official Eric Tager presented the proposal in Qatar, according to a statement from their offices

The United States has put forward a new proposal that would secure the release of a handful of living hostages held by Hamas in exchange for a month-long extension of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, a source familiar with the negotiations said.

Hamas on Friday said it agreed to release American-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and the bodies of four other Americans, following a proposal from mediators to resume negotiations with Israel over a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

President Donald Trump muddied the waters on his plans for Gaza on Wednesday when he seemed to abandon his plans to move residents out of the region. During an Oval Office press conference with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin,

The president received an awkward reminder, right to his face. Former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, now the NATO Secretary-General, declined to respond to Trump’s belligerent remarks The former vice presidential nominee offered a blunt mea culpa on MSNBC.