Israel's military said an Israeli-American soldier, Omer Neutra, was killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel and that his body is being held in Gaza. And in a propaganda video released by Hamas, another Israeli-American hostage appealed to President-elect Trump to secure the release of the captives.

American soldier from New York, has been confirmed dead in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said. A grandson of Holocaust survivors, the 21-year-old from Long Island was thought to be a hostage captured by Hamas,

Former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas predicted Saturday that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza is unlikely before President Biden departs the White House early next year.

President Biden on Tuesday said the U.S. will make a new push for a ceasefire in Gaza in the coming days, after Israel and Hezbollah agreed to pause their fighting in and around the border with Lebanon.