The militant group said it had aleady accepted a ceasefire proposal, with Israel saying accepting the deal was "not on the table."

President Donald Trump told Hamas this is his last warning to accept hostage deal terms, with only 20 of 50 remaining hostages believed to still be alive.

An Israeli military spokesperson said on Thursday that it now controls about 40% of the city, where about one million people lived prior to the war.

Israel’s nearly two-year-long campaign against Hamas has killed more than 64,000 people in Gaza, according to local authorities. It was prompted by the militant group’s attack on Israel in October 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 others taken hostage, according to Israeli figures.

President Donald Trump said the remaining hostages will only return once Hamas is "confronted and destroyed" as Israel plans to expand its Gaza offensive.

Hamas on Friday released a video of two hostages being driven around Gaza City, in a move apparently aimed at swaying Israeli public opinion as the military ramps up its assault on the city.

Qatar’s prime minister has accused Israel of not caring about the hostages in the Gaza Strip with its attack on Hamas leaders in Doha.

The Prime Minister of Qatar is accusing his Israeli counterpart of killing any hope of getting Hamas to release the remaining Israeli hostages. They've been in captivity for almost two years now.