'If they don't get it done, there's going to be a lot of trouble out there - a lot of trouble like they have never seen before.'

According to Israel’s Channel 12, the two sides have reached compromises on the key issues, and Qatari mediators are now waiting for formal approval from Hamas.

In response to a question about a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, President-elect Trump vowed that Hamas would face severe consequences for holding innocent people hostage.

The current framework would see the release of several dozen hostages, including women and children along with elderly and seriously ill captives, in addition to several American citizens.

Hochstein: 'Everybody always blames the Israelis for everything,' but'...Hamas has not come to the negotiating table in good faith for months.'

Netanyahu to Gazans: ‘You choose—the choice is yours—but the result will be the same. We will return everyone’

The meeting was convened in response to the rejection by Hamas of all proposals currently on the table.

The response from Qatari mediators to Sinwar was not to focus on himself but on the hostages, who are the pressing issue.

Too many seem to have forgotten, or ignored, the real culprits.

The memo puts to rest to the notion that Hamas has any interest in ending the war quickly and alleviating the suffering of Gaza residents.

Douglas Murray firmly reminded Piers Morgan on his show that it was Hamas who kidnapped and murdered hundreds of people on October 7th.

Biden 'stressed the urgency of bringing the ceasefire and hostage release deal to closure.'

Hamas has publicly rejected the latest offer, leading Washington to become increasingly pessimistic.

Zalmanovich was confirmed dead in December after Hamas released a video of him in critical condition.

US Official: 'If you continue to negotiate for months and months and try to get a perfect deal ... you risk having no hostages left to save.'

The summit came a day after Jerusalem reportedly delivered an updated ceasefire proposal to the United States.

I am committed to raising the voices of the families and demanding the release of the captives. We won’t be quiet until they all return home.'

Netanyahu said his 'steadfast position against the attempt to halt the Israel Defense Forces’ action in Rafah is what has led Hamas to enter negotiations.'

The latest hostage deal proposes a six-week ceasefire in exchange for hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

The changes focus on initiating "sustainable calm" talks in Gaza following the first stage of the agreement.

The released footage shows the brutal abduction of three hostages by Hamas.

The Israeli mission to the United Nations reportedly voiced opposition to an earlier form of the resolution last week due to its explicit call for a ceasefire in phase two.

The terror group objects to an additional condition of the outline, which would see Israeli soldiers remain in the Strip while captives are freed.

Hamas official: 'Israel only wants one phase where it takes all its hostages, then it resumes its aggression and war on our people.'

'There are a lot of details to be worked out' including 'the release of the hostages and the destruction of Hamas as a genocidal terrorist organization.'

Netanyahu: 'The notion that Israel will agree to a permanent ceasefire before these conditions are fulfilled is a non-starter.'

The terrorist group still holds over 100 hostages kidnapped on Oct. 7.

CIA Director Bill Burns, who was heavily involved in brokering the agreement, was furious that Egypt had gone rogue and presented Hamas with an edited proposal.

This is not the same proposal, said an Israeli official. 'All kinds of clauses' have been inserted into the ceasefire deal.

Another official told Ynet that 'this is an exercise by Hamas meant to present Israel as the refuser.'

During hostage talks in Cairo, Hamas reiterated its demand that no captives would be released without Israel committing to a permanent ceasefire.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the blame will be completely on Hamas if the deal is refused.

The War Cabinet will decide within 72 hours whether to launch a military operation

The deal includes 40-day pause in fighting and the release of 33 hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

This is the first time Israel has signaled it may agree to a permanent ceasefire as part of a hostage release deal.

'Sinwar has made the decision he’d rather hold [the hostages] rather than securing a ceasefire.'

The senior administration official placed the failure to achieve a deal squarely on Hamas’s leader inside Gaza—Yahya Sinwar.

Over the past few months, Hamas has rejected all ceasefire offers, while Israel agreed to a deal that would end fighting for six weeks.

'We have seen them reject a number of proposals before, that we have thought would deliver incredible benefits to the Palestinian people that they claim to represent.

Families of the hostages stressed the importance of Israeli unity, despite people holding contradictory views.