The ball is now in Israel’s court. We would like a positive response from them as soon as possible," Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told NBC News.

Israeli forces eliminate Gaza terrorist involved in October 7 Kibbutz Nir Oz invasion and Yarden Bibas kidnapping during August 10 airstrike, IDF and Shin Bet announce

Hamas has agreed to a cease-fire proposal calling for the terror group to free more than half of the remaining hostages in Gaza, including 10 living captives, in exchange for a 60-day truce,

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal for a 60-day truce and the release of half the hostages still held in the enclave, two Israeli officials said on Tuesday, although one source reiterated that all Israeli captives must be freed for the war to end.

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza took to the streets for a third day, urging the government to accept a new deal with Hamas before it was too late.

Families of hostages fear the coming offensive further endangers the 50 hostages remaining in Gaza, just 20 of them thought to still be alive.

Israel is studying Hamas' response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal, two officials said on Tuesday of a potential deal for a 60-day truce and the release of half the Israeli hostages still held in the battered enclave.

Israel’s plan is more about mass displacement of Palestinians, using the threat of invasion in negotiations, and Netanyahu’s political survival, say experts - Anadolu Ajansı