Hamas has rejected the latest Israeli proposal for the release of the remaining hostages and a new ceasefire because it does not include an end to the war, several Israeli media reports on Thursday cited senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya as saying.
In a speech, al-Hayya stated that the Islamists would not agree to partial agreements.
The last ceasefire phase ended about a month ago after Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas failed to reach an agreement on the next steps of the deal.
Hamas demands the implementation of a second phase of the agreement, which includes an end to the war and the withdrawal of Israeli soldiers. This phase was originally supposed to begin in early March.
Hamas is reportedly ready to negotiate an agreement that would foresee the release of all hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and an end to the war.
The current draft includes the release of 10 hostages for a 45-day ceasefire, the Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday.
Israeli information indicates that 24 living hostages and 35 bodies of abductees are currently being held in the Gaza Strip.
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