A Palestinian government official has said that BBC reporter Alan Johnston is alive and well and could be released very soon.
Dr Ghazi Hamad, a spokesperson for the Hamas-led government, said he knows the group holding the BBC's Gaza correspondent and is personally involved in negotiations to free him.
Speaking in Wales, Dr Hamad said he had a lot of information about the situation, but that he is not authorised to give details.
The 45-year-old journalist went missing on 12 March in Gaza.
