Hostage Tamir Nimrodi's mother says his fate unknown as she waits for Trump's peace plan

Two years on from Hamas' attack on 7 October, Herut Nimrodi says she is clinging to hope that her son Tamir is "still hanging on".

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Herut Nimrodi told BBC News she was "fearing the worst" for her son Tamir, a non-combat soldier, but she was clinging to hope that "he's still hanging on" two years after his abduction.

She said he was the only Israeli hostage whose family had not been told if they were alive or dead.

The peace plan proposed by Trump has been gaining momentum, with indirect talks expected to continue on Tuesday between Hamas and Israel to end the war and return the hostages.

"They have been trying to create an agreement for a while but it didn't take off. This time it feels different," Ms Nimrodi said. "There is real hope that this is the one, this is the last deal."