As Hamas on Friday offered to release American Israeli soldier Edan Alexander and the remains of four other hostages held in Gaza, Israel's prime minister called it psychological manipulation.

The White House called on the militants to accept a U.S. proposal to release all living hostages in exchange for extending the cease-fire to late April.

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