The US-backed and Israel-approved proposal seen by CNN on Friday includes Hamas releasing 10 Israeli hostages and 18 deceased hostages in exchange for 125 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and 1,

Hamas is seeking amendments to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza. But U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff calls the Hamas response “totally unacceptable.”

Officials said Hamas was seeking changes on guarantees for a permanent end to war. That has long been the core sticking point with Israel.

Hamas official Bassem Naiem noted Thursday the most recent proposal “does not respond to any of our people’s demands, foremost among which is stopping the war and famine.”

Senior US officials ... IDF. Hamas released 30 hostages — 20 Israeli civilians, five soldiers and five Thai nationals — and the bodies of eight slain Israeli captives during a ceasefire ...

Mr Netanyahu's office said it was "cautiously optimistic" about hopes of a ceasefire on Saturday. It added that it hopes heavy pressure on Hamas from the US and others will ease its stance on the ...

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) - A response from Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Israel's ceasefire proposal that U.S. President Joe Biden revealed on Friday is still being awaited, White House ...

U.S. officials are in the Middle East continuing their pursuit of an elusive ceasefire deal ahead of Election Day that would end Israel’s wars against Hamas and Hezbollah. CIA Director William ...

Hamas insisted on a full implementation of the ceasefire terms. The first phase, which paused 15 months of fighting in Gaza, saw the release of 33 hostages, including eight bodies, in exchange for ...

International mediators are making an urgent push for Israel and Hamas ... from the US, Qatar and Egypt said. US President Joe Biden expressed optimism about the state of ceasefire and hostage ...