Hamas’s declared plan to relocate hostages into Gaza City to use them as human shields may present a serious deterrent to an IDF operation into the city, Lt.-Col. (Res.) Alon Eviatar, an expert in Palestinian affairs, said on Monday.

Hamas has formally accepted a 60-day ceasefire proposal brokered by international mediators, as diplomatic pressure grows on Israel to agree to a truce amid rising domestic protests and a mounting death toll in Gaza.

Saudi media reports that Gaza's terror groups are considering moving the living hostages to Gaza City in an effort to stop Israel from conquering the city. Israeli sources dismiss reports as propaganda.

Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire-hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior official. Egyptian and Qatari mediators have been holding talks with Hamas in their latest effort to broker a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza. The Hamas official did not provide further details of the agreement or what had been accepted.

Nearly two years of demonstrations have failed to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal with Hamas that would end the war and free the remaining captives.

President Trump echoed the need to expand the war in Gaza, saying that the remaining 50 hostages can only be freed once Hamas is completely eradicated.

Israeli actress Gal Gadot visited Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Sunday to express solidarity with the families of individuals still held by Hamas. A video released by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum showed the "Wonder Woman" star comforting the wife of a hostage,