#truce
Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the U.S. that includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences. As per Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Thursday, a new Gaza truce proposal presented by Hamas to mediators was still based on "unrealistic demands". Netanyahu has rejected the latest truce and prisoner-exchange proposal and instead, has approved an Israeli military plan to launch an operation…