随着以色列-哈马斯战争接近七个月，正在进行新的谈判，以确保被恐怖组织劫持的人质获释，同时以色列部队继续准备明显入侵加沙南部城镇拉法。
与此同时，据白宫消息，美国总统乔·拜登(Joe Biden)和以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡(David Cameron)周末通了电话，讨论了增加对加沙的人道主义援助，以及可能在拉法开展军事行动的计划。
美国中央司令部和约旦皇家空军向加沙空投援助
美国中央司令部和约旦皇家空军周日对加沙北部进行了联合人道主义援助空投。
这次联合行动包括约旦提供的食物和四架美国空军C-130飞机。
美国C-130空投了25000多份即食食品，在加沙北部提供拯救生命的人道主义援助。此外，还运送了13 080多份约旦食品。
迄今为止，美国已经空投了将近1110吨人道主义援助物资。
-美国人质的侄女公开了“超现实”的新视频
汉娜·西格尔，美国人质基思·西格尔的侄女，出现在哥伦比亚广播公司的“面对全国”周日早上，她谈到了看到最近发布的一段据称是给她叔叔看的视频的“超现实”感觉，并谈到了达成协议释放他和其他被认为仍被哈马斯关押在加沙的人的可能性。
“我们一直相信他还活着。我们必须相信他还活着——他的妻子，我的姑姑，被关押了52天，在11月的交易中被释放，她和他在一起，”西格尔说。“当她出来时，她告诉我们他还活着，但这是我们第一次见到他，听到他的声音。这是超现实的。”
当被问及以色列和哈马斯之间潜在的人质交易和临时停火时，西格尔说，她确实认为“可以达成”协议，并提到了早些时候的一项协议，该协议在去年年底战争短暂暂停期间确保了她的姑姑和其他人的释放。
西格尔还表示，她认为新发布的所谓人质视频显示，哈马斯正在发出信号，他们准备达成协议。
但她表示，她担心达成协议可能不符合以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的“政治利益”，尽管内塔尼亚胡曾表示，他的目标是释放加沙的俘虏以及解散哈马斯。
西格尔说，拜登政府应该“想想他们能做些什么来直接让我们的美国公民回家。”
她还说，她已经感受到“拜登政府让他回来的承诺”，指的是她的叔叔。
她情绪激动地谈到她的家人在逾越节期间如何想念她的叔叔，并有一张他的照片来表达敬意。
“我认为政治领域有太多的漩涡，人们很容易忘记他们也是人。基思是一个祖父，他是一个丈夫，他是一个兄弟，他是一个叔叔，”她说。
有人问她，她的家人是否担心以色列可能入侵加沙城市拉法，进一步打击哈马斯战士，会威胁到她叔叔的安全。她回应说，她和她的家人“非常担心”。
哈马斯将派代表团到开罗进行人质和停火谈判
美国广播公司新闻证实，哈马斯将于周一派遣代表团前往埃及开罗，参加人质和停火协议谈判。
与此同时，一名哈马斯高级官员周日告诉法新社，该组织对拟议的交易没有重大问题。
“气氛是积极的，除非以色列方面有新的障碍，”这位哈马斯官员说。
拜登和内塔尼亚胡讲话:白宫
据白宫消息，美国总统乔·拜登和以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡周日通了电话。
根据白宫周日发布的通话内容，两位领导人“回顾了为确保人质获释而正在进行的谈判”，讨论了增加对加沙的人道主义援助，并讨论了可能在拉法开展军事行动的计划。
根据这份报告，拜登提到了他和其他17位世界领导人周四发表的一份声明，该声明呼吁哈马斯释放人质，并确保加沙停火。
“总统和总理还讨论了增加向加沙提供人道主义援助的问题，包括从本周开始准备开放新的北部过境点，”白宫在电话中说。“总统强调，需要与人道主义组织充分协调，维持和加强这一进展。”
报道还称，拜登在拉法的军事行动中“重申了他的明确立场”。
白宫表示，在通话中，拜登还“重申了他对以色列在本月早些时候遭到伊朗袭击后进行自卫的坚定承诺”。
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas to send a delegation to Cairo for hostage and cease-fire negotiations
As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, as Israeli forces continue to prepare for an apparent invasion of the southern Gaza town of Rafah.
Meanwhile, President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in a phone call over the weekend, discussing increasing the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza and plans for a possible military operation in Rafah, according to the White House.
United States Central Command and Royal Jordanian Air Force airdrop aid into Gaza
U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on Sunday.
The combined joint operation included Jordanian provided food and four U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft.
The U.S. C-130's dropped over 25,000 Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), providing life-saving humanitarian assistance in Northern Gaza. Additionally, more than 13,080 meal equivalents of Jordanian food supplies were also delivered.
To date the U.S. has dropped nearly 1,110 tons of humanitarian assistance.
-American hostage's niece opens up about 'surreal' new video
Hanna Siegel, niece of American hostage Keith Siegel,appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation"on Sunday morning and talked about the "surreal" feeling of seeing a recently released video purporting to show her uncle and talked about the possibility of a deal that would free him and other people thought to still be held by Hamas in Gaza.
"We've always believed that he was alive. We have to believe he's alive -- and his wife, my aunt, who was held for 52 days, [was] released in the deal that took place in November, she was with him," Siegel said. "When she came out, she told us he was alive, but this is the first time that we're seeing him, hearing him. It's surreal."
When asked about a potential hostage deal and temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Siegel said that she does think an agreement "can be reached" and pointed to an earlier deal that secured the release of her aunt and others during a brief pause in the war late last year.
Siegel also said that she believes the new release of purported hostage videos shows that Hamas is signaling they are ready to make a deal.
But she said that she is concerned that it might not be in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "political interest to close a deal," though Netanyahu has said his goal is freeing the captives in Gaza as well as dismantling Hamas.
Siegel said that the Biden administration should "think about what they can do directly to bring our American citizens home."
She also said she has felt the "commitment from the Biden administration to get him back," referring to her uncle.
She became emotional talking about how her family missed her uncle during their Passover celebration and had a picture of him to pay tribute.
"I think there's so much swirling in the political realm that it's easy to forget that these are human beings. Keith is a grandfather, he's a husband, he's a brother, he's an uncle," she said.
She was asked whether her family is worried if a potential Israeli invasion of the Gaza city of Rafah, to further target Hamas fighters, could threaten her uncle's safety. She responded that she and her family are "very concerned."
Hamas to send a delegation to Cairo for hostage and cease-fire negotiations
Hamas will send a delegation to Cairo, Egypt, on Monday to participate in hostage and cease-fire deal negotiations, ABC News has confirmed.
Meanwhile, a senior Hamas official also told the Agence France-Presse on Sunday that the organization has no significant problems with the proposed deal.
"The atmosphere is positive unless there are new obstacles from the Israeli side," the Hamas official said.
Biden and Netanyahu speak: White House
President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Sunday in a phone call, according to the White House.
The two leaders "reviewed ongoing talks to secure the release of hostages," discussed increasing the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza and discussed plans for a possible military operation in Rafah, according to a White House readout of Sunday's call.
According to the readout, Biden pointed to a statement he and 17 other world leaders released Thursday calling for Hamas to release the hostages and secure a cease-fire in Gaza.
"The President and the Prime Minister also discussed increases in the delivery of humanitarian assistance into Gaza including through preparations to open new northern crossings starting this week," the White House readout of the call said. "The President stressed the need for this progress to be sustained and enhanced in full coordination with humanitarian organizations."
The readout also said Biden "reiterated his clear position" on a military operation in Rafah.
During the call, Biden also "reaffirmed his ironclad commitment" to Israel's self-defense after an Iranian attack earlier this month, the White House said.
