The release of a Hamas video showing 20-year-old American hostage Edan Alexander is sparking new calls for Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. NBC News' Hala Gorani reports from Jerusalem.

Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas leaders held talks with Egyptian security officials on Sunday in a fresh push for a ceasefire in the Gaza war, two Hamas sources said, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to hold security talks on the matter,

As an uneasy truce between Israel and Hezbollah offers the Lebanese a desperately needed reprieve, Palestinians in Gaza feel abandoned, even as the US pushes for a renewed effort to end the fighting in the enclave.

Plus, the FBI is investigating bomb threats targeting several Connecticut Democrats following a week of swatting aimed at President-elect Trump's planned adminisration.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said that President-elect Trump wants to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal before inauguration day on Jan. 20, Axios reported on Friday. “Trump is more determined than ever to release the hostages and supports a ceasefire that includes a hostage deal.