Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are engaged in advanced negotiations on a new comprehensive hostage and ceasefire proposal, issuing a clear ultimatum to Hamas over the release of hostages and the future of the Gaza Strip,

The Washington Post reports U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff told the families of Israeli hostages in Gaza that there is a plan to bring the hostages home and end the war. MSNBC foreign affairs analyst and former Special Assistant to President Obama Dennis Ross joins Erielle Reshef to discuss this news and explain why President Trump himself may hold the key to negotiating the end of the war.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday in a bid to salvage Gaza truce talks and tackle a humanitarian crisis in the enclave, where a global hunger monitor has warned that famine is unfolding.