Reports indicate efforts may be near collapse as terror group refuses Israeli demand to free at least 5 living hostages in return for truce's extension The post Netanyahu holds discussions on Gaza ceasefire as talks with Hamas appear deadlocked appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals who had died in captivity.

A senior Hamas official said talks over the ceasefire's second phase would need to begin the day of the release and last no longer than 50 days. Israel would also need to stop barring the entry of humanitarian aid.