Hamas says it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals who had died in captivity.

Israeli and American officials have been in contact with Sudan, Somalia and Somaliland for possible resettling of Gazans there, the Associated Press reported. Sudan said it declined while Somalia and Somaliland said they're "unaware.

Israeli officials led by strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer have sounded out the governments of Somalia and Sudan, countries wracked by civil war, while US diplomats have been in contact with the breakaway province of Somaliland,

Somaliland has not received any proposal from the United States or Israel to resettle Palestinians from Gaza, the foreign minister of Somalia's breakaway region said on Friday. The Associated Press quoted U.