The White House is remaining cautious about Hamas's announcement that they would release Edan Alexander, the last-living U.S. hostage. NBC News' Matt Bradley has more on the potential release and the response from Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and the U.

The Trump administration has withdrawn its nominee to be the United States’ official envoy for hostage affairs, the White House said on Friday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Adam Boehler,

Early Friday, the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hamas issued a statement saying it had agreed to release Edan Alexander, believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza, as well as the bodies of four other hostages after receiving a proposal from mediators to resume negotiations on the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal.