CAIRO (AP) — Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war. It would effectively end Hamas’ rule and could help advance ceasefire talks with Israel.

Fatah and Hamas say they are close to agreeing the formation of group of independent technocrats to oversee Gaza after the war.

Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war. It would effectively end Hamas’ rule and could help advance ceasefire talks with Israel.

The Israeli military on Tuesday said it killed three Hamas members in an air strike near the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, after the Palestinian health ministry reported two dead."Three Hamas terrorists who planned an imminent terrorist attack were eliminated" when the Israeli air force struck vehicles in the Aqaba area near Tubas,

Israel's military said an Israeli-American soldier, Omer Neutra, was killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel and that his body is being held in Gaza. And in a propaganda video released by Hamas, another Israeli-American hostage appealed to President-elect Trump to secure the release of the captives.