Hamas said Friday it agreed to release U.S.-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander and the bodies of four other Americans, following a proposal from mediators to resume

Egypt has introduced a new ceasefire proposal to restart stalled Israel-Hamas negotiations. The deal includes Hamas releasing five living hostages, including an American-Israeli citizen, in exchange for Israel allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza,

Two officials said that the new plans were made possible by US President Donald Trump's return to the White House, the report noted.

Israel denied it was given any new proposed peace deal by Egyptian negotiators Monday, even as Hamas said its leaders had “responded positively’’ to the plan. The proposed deal would involve the Palestinian terror group releasing five hostages,