Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden have spoken in a phone call on the latest efforts to reach a ceasefire and hostage release in the Israel-Hamas war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Joe Biden to discuss ongoing negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release.“The prime minister discussed with the American president the progress in the negotiations to release our hostages and updated him on the mandate he gave to the negotiating team to Doha in order to advance the release of our hostages,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to cease-fire negotiations in Qatar, his office said Saturday, in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza.

US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss negotiations for a hostage release and Gaza ceasefire deal, a US official said.

President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as U.S. officials race to reach a Gaza hostage and cease-fire deal.

The Biden administration is putting pressure on a deal before the inauguration, which will see President-elect Donald Trump return to the White House.