Israel denied it was given any new proposed peace deal by Egyptian negotiators Monday, even as Hamas said its leaders had “responded positively’’ to the plan. The proposed deal would involve the Palestinian terror group releasing five hostages,

Officials say Egypt has introduced a new proposal to try and get the Israel-Hamas ceasefire back on track. Hamas would release five living hostages, including an American-Israeli, in return for Israel allowing humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and a weekslong pause in the fighting,