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It's been two years since Hamas fighters killed 1,200 people and seized more than 250 hostages from inside Israel. More than

67,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's retaliatory war, at least half of those deaths

being women and children, according to the United Nations Human Rights Office. On Monday,

Israeli and Hamas negotiators kicked off meetings in Egypt to discuss President Donald Trump's

20-point plan to end the war in Gaza. Thousands of Israeli citizens took to the streets in Tel Aviv

over the weekend in support of a deal to release the remaining hostages and end the war.

Moshalavi is the brother-in-law of Israeli hostage, Omri Miran, who's been held captive by Hamas since

October 7, 2023. He spoke to Fox News on Saturday. We've encountered so many disappointments

in the past a few years, and we want to ensure that this time it's going to happen.

We believe President Trump can deliver it. He has done an incredible job.

His administration has been so supportive of us, families of hostages, but we still need to pressure

Hamas. What do we know about the U.S.-backed plan to end the war in Gaza, and what does the

plan mean for Israelis and Palestinians two years into this conflict.

We get into it after the break.

I'm Jen White. You're listening to the 1A podcast.

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