Hamas has released a video containing audio from hostage Noa Argamani with images of her drawings over the audio.

Alongside her voice, in which she pleads to be saved, drawings are shown, which the family believes to be scribbles that Argamani has drawn.

Agramani was seen in a widely shared video being abducted from the Nova music festival on a motorbike.

The 26-year-old was last heard from in a video released by Hamas in January.

The Hostage Families Forum, which said the family approved release of the video, said in a statement, "125 men and women have been held hostage by Hamas for 238 days. The Israeli government must hear the call and act decisively, without the need for any propaganda video from Hamas, to swiftly reach a deal to bring the hostages home!"

-ABC News' Anna Burd

The Israeli army is now operating in central Rafah, the IDF said Friday.

"The operation continues to gradually evolve, with forces focusing on uprooting Hamas terror infrastructure on the Philadelphi route as well as special forces that are conducted intelligence-based targeted-raids from the outskirts of Central Rafah," the IDF said in a statement.

The IDF said it found dozens of Hamas tunnels and rocket launchers. Israel also said it "eliminated hundreds of terrorists along the Philadelphi route and the outskirts of the Urban areas of Rafah."

Israeli war cabinet Minister Benny Gantz's centrist party has proposed holding a parliamentary vote on dissolving the Knesset, but it is unclear whether he has enough support to bring about early elections.

The chairman of the Israel Beytenu party, Avigdor Lieberman (from the opposition), is holding a political dialogue with former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, aiming to create a political union that could serve as a "governing alternative" to the Likud and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

-ABC News' Will Gretsky

Hamas released a new statement about the proposed cease-fire deal, saying if Israel agreed to "stop its war and aggression" in Gaza, they would "reach a complete agreement that includes a comprehensive exchange deal," Hamas said in the statement.

"Today, we informed the mediators of our clear position that if the occupation stops its war and aggression against our people in Gaza, our readiness to reach a complete agreement that includes a comprehensive exchange deal," Hamas added.

Israel had said it submitted a cease-fire proposal to Hamas earlier this week and was awaiting the group's review of the deal. Israel officials then said that they expect the war in Gaza to last until the end of this year.

-ABC News' Diaa Ostaz

An Egyptian border guard was killed in a shooting in the Rafah border area with Gaza, Egypt’s military spokesman said in a statement on Monday.

"The Egyptian armed forces, through the competent authorities, are investigating a shooting incident in the Rafah border area which led to the martyrdom of one of the security personnel on duty," the statement said.

The Israeli military had earlier reported an exchange of fire on the Egyptian border and said it was discussing the incident with Egypt.

“A few hours ago (Monday), a shooting incident occurred on the Egyptian border. The incident is under review and discussions are being held with the Egyptians,” the IDF said.

Initial investigations into an incident that killed an Egyptian border guard indicate the incident occurred while there was an exchange of fire between Israeli forces and "the Palestinian resistance," an Egyptian security source told Egypt’s state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV on Monday.

In October 2023, weeks after the war started, Israel said one of its military tanks mistakenly fired at an Egyptian position near the border with Gaza. Egypt said at the time that several army personnel were slightly injured.

Tensions between Egypt and Israel have escalated after Israeli forces earlier this month seized control of the Rafah border crossing, a key entry point for humanitarian aid. Egypt said it would not reopen its side of the crossing unless it is operated by Palestinians and accused Israel of preventing aid deliveries.

-ABC News' Ayat Al-Tawy