Israel submitted a counterproposal to a new Egyptian proposal for a hostage release/ceasefire deal, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Motzei Shabbos. Hamas agreed to a new Egyptian proposal for a ceasefire/hostage release deal on Pesach and Eid al-Fitr,  Al-Arabay Al-Jadeed reported on Shabbos. The report quoted Egyptian sources who said that Hamas agreed to release US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander along with four other hostages in exchange for a ceasefire and the launch of negotiations on a long-term ceasefire. However, there definitely won’t be a deal by Eid al-Fitr, which begins on Sunday. According to a Kan News report on Friday, Hamas’s willingness to accept a deal is not related to Eid al-Fitr but to the recent protests in Gaza against Hamas. The terror group is currently unable to put a brutal end to the protests due to the IDF forces’ presence in Gaza and needs a ceasefire to secure its control over the Strip. Meanwhile, Israel is insisting that 10 live hostages be released in accordance with the previous proposal from US envoy Steve Witkoff. The Prime Minister’s Office stated on Motzei Shabbos: “Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu held a series of consultations yesterday following the proposal received from the mediators. In the last few hours, Israel has conveyed its counterproposal to the mediators in full coordination with the US.” (YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated after tzeis ha’Shabbos in Israel)