Welcome to the news hour. Israel has confirmed the death of four more hostages

that were taken by Hamas on October 7th. Israel's military says the men were

killed in the Gaza City of Conunice while its forces were operating there earlier this year.

They've been identified as Amram Cooper, Yoram Metzker, Hymn Perry, and Nodav Papawel.

Three of them had appeared in a hostage video last December pleading for their release.

The cause of death is still under investigation, and it comes as mediators wait for word from

Hamas on a three-phase ceasefire proposal announced by President

Biden on Friday. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said today the

ball is in Hamas's court. If you look at the major elements of this proposal, they are nearly identical to the

major elements of the proposal that Hamas submitted several weeks ago.

This is a serious enough proposal that Hamas should just accept it, but if there need to be further

negotiations, we think those

are all imminently bridgable if this is the if if a moss wants a deal.

In the meantime in central Gaza families mourned the deaths of 11 people who were killed overnight

in two separate Israeli airstrikes on refugee camps.

Three children were reportedly among the dead.

Ukraine's President Vladimir Zolinsky made a surprise visit to the Philippines today as part of a rare trip to Asia.

He's trying to drum up support for an upcoming peace conference on the war in Ukraine scheduled for mid-June in Switzerland.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rolled out the red carpet for Zelinsky and pledged to

join the summit.

Zellinsky announced that Ukraine would open an embassy in Manila deepening ties between

the countries.

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