The White House has issued a statement saying it has been in touch with the family of Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American captive, after he appeared in an undated video released by Hamas on Saturday, Al Jazeera reports.

“The hostage video released today of American-Israeli citizen is a cruel reminder of Hamas’s terror against citizens of multiple countries, including our own,” White House National Security Council Spokesperson Sean Savett said in a statement.

“The war in Gaza would stop tomorrow and the suffering of Gazans would end immediately — and would have ended months ago — if Hamas agreed to release the hostages,” Savett said

He added that a “deal is on the table now”, as a Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo to discuss proposals for a ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners.

“On behalf of the Alexanders and all the families of the hostages still being held by Hamas, we will never cease in our efforts to secure their immediate release,” Savett said.