The negotiations focused on freeing Edan Alexander, the only American Israeli hostage still believed to be alive, and the bodies of four other U.S.-Israeli dual citizens who were kidnapped and taken to Gaza in the October 2023 attack, officials told The New York Times.

Hamas said on Thursday that U.S. President Trump's repeated threats against Palestinians constituted support for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to back out of the Gaza ceasefire agreement and intensify the siege and starvation on Gazans.

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Trump’s government is breaking with its longstanding policy of not talking with groups it deems to be terrorist organizations.

Any Israeli military escalation against Palestinians would most likely lead to the killing of some hostages, the Hamas armed wing' spokesperson said on Thursday, adding that the Israeli threats of war and blockade will not secure the release of the hostages.

The publication said its sources had direct knowledge of the discussions. It would mark the first time the U.S. has engaged directly with Hamas, a designated terror organization. Axios reported that the talks are being held by Adam Boehler,

The proposal, endorsed by Arab leaders at a summit in Cairo, is their alternative to President Donald Trump's idea for the US to take over Gaza and permanently resettle its population. The Palestinian Authority and Hamas welcomed the Arab plan,