Hamas requires Israel's adherence to a ceasefire agreement to release an American-Israeli hostage and four other bodies. Despite the ongoing truce, Israeli airstrikes continue in Gaza. Negotiations mediated by Egypt and Qatar aim to advance to the ceasefire's second phase amid complex hostage exchange terms.

Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza killed at least eight people, including a local journalist, on Saturday, as tensions escalated amid stalled ceasef.

Hamas said it would only release an American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements the existing ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting the truce back on track.