U.S. negotiators are pursuing direct talks with Hamas in hopes of first releasing the last American held hostage in Gaza.

Arab states adopted an Egyptian plan calling for a “technocratic committee” to administer the Gaza Strip under the umbrella of the Palestinian Authority as part of a broader two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Amir of Qatar, also extended his best wishes to Ghana on its Independence Day. In a message addressed to President Mahama, the Qatari leader congratulated the nation, underscoring the warm diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Qatar on Wednesday rebuffed what it said were "false accusations" by Israel's domestic security agency attributing funds from the Gulf state to an increase in Hamas's military strength before its unprecedented October 7 2023 attack.

Three elite universities maintain partnerships with a Qatari government-funded media venture that frequently publishes editorial content critical of the United States, a Washington Examiner investigation has found.

Over the course of that ceasefire, the two other living Americans, Keith Siegel and Sagui Dekel-Chen, were returned to Israel. But Alexander was not included in that hostage deal because he was a soldier — and there is currently no timeline for his release.

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