US media: Israel submits updated Gaza hostage deal proposal

According to the AXIOS website, sources familiar with the matter revealed that Israel submitted a formal written and updated proposal on the Gaza hostage deal to Qatar, Egypt and the United States on Monday. Israel's latest offer includes a willingness to be flexible on the issue of the number of hostages released in the first and humanitarian phases of the deal, and a willingness to discuss Hamas' demands for "sustained calm" in the Gaza Strip. The Qatari prime minister is expected to meet with Hamas representatives in Doha on Tuesday and convey Israel's proposal to them.