 process to do so easier. Cheyenne Curran, WTOP News. 8.35 and now to our continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East and there are potential signs of progress five weeks after President Biden announced a ceasefire proposal for the conflict in Gaza. There is new hope for a ceasefire deal here in the Middle East after Hamas responded to a ceasefire proposal this past week and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to send a delegation to restart stalled negotiations.