Hamas has rejected a proposal by U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff to extend a first phase of the ceasefire and release more Israeli hostages. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday there would be no possibility of continuing the ceasefire without Hamas releasing hostages.

Reflecting the fragility of the ceasefire deal, local health officials said Israeli gunfire killed four Palestinians in separate attacks in the Gaza Strip.

Special envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff joins 'Fox & Friends' ahead of President Donald Trump's meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and discusses the next phase of ceasefire talks in the

Israel has agreed to a ceasefire proposal by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, extending the current truce in Gaza through Ramadan and Passover, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus office. The plan ensures the

Steve Witkoff, U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East, spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas entering a crucial phase, and about the Trump administration's efforts to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

US envoy Steve Witkoff announces that an Israeli delegation is negotiating the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire.

If Hamas changes its position, Israel will immediately enter into negotiations on the overall details of the Witkoff framework.”

Fox News senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot reports on Hamas releasing hostages as phase two of the ceasefire draws closer and how Trump envoy Steve Witkoff is negotiating an extension to phase one.

President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will travel to the Middle East this week, he said on Sunday, to push for the extension of a fragile Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

"Hamas had also put forward positions for a permanent ceasefire that are totally unacceptable," Netanyahu said in his statement.

I t was 1986: Greed was good and the hours were punishing. Still, even round-the-clock dealmakers had to eat. That is how Donald Trump happened upon Steve Witkoff at a deli counter in midtown Manhattan at 3am. One was a son of Queens, the other of the Bronx. Both were hungry. Mr Witkoff paid.