Trump sparked blowback from his base when his administration announced a rule tying FEMA funds to states' Israel stances.

Group says Israeli army has achieved its objectives and release of Israeli captives can be achieved only through a deal.

The Israeli prime minister's reported decision comes after months of ceasefire talks between his government and Hamas.

The Washington Post reports U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff told the families of Israeli hostages in Gaza that there is a plan to bring the hostages home and end the war. MSNBC foreign affairs analyst and former Special Assistant to President Obama Dennis Ross joins Erielle Reshef to discuss this news and explain why President Trump himself may hold the key to negotiating the end of the war.

The Israeli prime minister is said to be looking at fully occupying the strip including areas where Israeli hostages are held

A clause in FEMA’s terms and conditions mandating states to maintain commercial ties with Israel and Israeli companies to be allowed access to federal emergency funds was quietly removed on Monday.Vie

The Trump administration on Monday reversed course on requiring U.S. cities and states to rebuke boycotts of Israeli companies in order to receive disaster funds, according to a statement, and deleted the earlier policy from its website.

The Trump administration appears to have changed a policy that previously stated that states and cities that boycott Israeli companies could be ineligible for disaster relief funds, it emerged on Monday.