Sedimentary rock in a Hokkaido quarry originated in the Cretaceous deep sea. Amber is created by trees on land. It has no reason to be at the bottom of the sea

Prof. Jonathan Dekel-Chen had to fight for over a year until his son, Sagui, was released from Hamas captivity in February. He says the U.S.-initiated release of Edan Alexander shows the Israeli government's 'lack of commitment' to releasing the hostages

Officials say Israel wants about ten hostages and bodies released before talks. The plan includes a 60-day cease-fire and freeing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. A senior Hamas official told CNN they'll release seven to nine hostages under the deal

Military pressure helped bring Hamas back to the negotiating table, but it didn't guarantee progress in the cease-fire talks. The IDF preparations in Gaza, meanwhile, are for a more minor operation than the army promised

GAZA: Hamas say 20 Palestinians killed in IDF strikes near Khan Yunis ■ ISRAEL: IDF intercepts missile from Yemen; Senior IDF officer visited Azerbaijan for talks with Syria, Israeli source tells CNN ■ CEASE-FIRE: U.S. denies reports of plans to transfer Gazans to Libya ■ LEBANON: IDF said it attacked Hezbollah commander involved in rebuilding terrorist infrastructure ■ SYRIA: Saudi Arabia, Qatar paid off Syria's debt, World Bank says

According to an Israeli source, talks are based on a 'Witkoff plan with modifications' which calls for a two-month cease-fire, the release of 10 living hostages and half of the deceased hostages at the deal's start, before entering negotiations on the war's end