White House envoy Steve Witkoff presented an updated U.S. proposal for extending the Gaza ceasefire deal by several weeks in return for additional hostage releases by Hamas and the resumption of humanitarian aid to Gaza, four sources with direct knowledge tell Axios.

This is especially true if one side receives nothing in return.However, more than a week and a half later, Hamas is receiving a ceasefire, and Israel has received no hostages in return. During the first phase of the ceasefire deal,