Evening Update: Hamas is considering a new proposal for three-stage truce

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Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories: Hamas official says it has received new proposal for three-stage truce Hamas is considering a proposal for a ceasefire and a three-stage release of hostages. According to a senior Hamas official, the truce would entail first releasing remaining civilian hostages, then soldiers, then the bodies of hostages killed. The proposal was made after negotiations in Paris between U.S. Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns, Qatar’s Prime Minister, the chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service and the head of Egyptian intelligence. It’s the first time since the brief truce in November that details...