President Trump on Thursday suggested the U.S. would look to take control of the Gaza Strip and turn it into a “freedom zone,” highlighting one of his more controversial foreign policy proposals

Talks between Hamas and the U.S. administration on a ceasefire in Gaza and the entry of humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave are underway, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Sunday.

Despite American pressure, Israel sticks to rigid terms as deadly airstrikes continue across Gaza during US President Trump’s regional visit - Anadolu Ajansı

Qatari PM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani questions Israel's commitment to meaningful negotiation on a ceasefire, fails to mention Hamas’s previous refusal to release hostages.

Hamas says it will no longer engage in truce talks amid a catastrophic hunger crisis created by Israel’s blockade.

CAIRO - Hamas said it would release a US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza as the group revealed it was engaged in direct talks with the United States towards a ceasefire in the war-battered territory.