U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff met with families of hostages being held in Gaza on Saturday, who said the envoy assured them that the U.S. plans to push for a single hostage deal, with Hamas agreeing to disarm and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu committed to ending the war in Gaza.

Israel has conveyed its response to the latest Hamas proposal to mediators involved in the negotiations for a hostage release deal and an end to the war, a foreign source familiar…

Israel faces mounting pressure over Gaza starvation crisis as indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas remain deadlocked.