Hamas has proposed releasing 10hostagesin exchange for a two-month ceasefire, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the offer, according to a Palestinian source who spoke to Sky News Arabia.
The source also said Egypt has insisted on discussingHamas’s disarmamentas a condition for allowing the Gaza Administration Committee to begin its work, in an effort to address Israeli concerns and facilitate reconstruction in the enclave.
Hamas has reportedly informed Egyptian leadership that it would not oppose the committee’s operations in Gaza and would ensure its security. However, the group has not offered to disarm or withdraw from political activity in exchange for a long-term ceasefire.
The source also said Hamas has proposed the release of American hostage Edan Alexander as a goodwill gesture to keep diplomatic channels open with Washington, without an official handover ceremony.
Meanwhile, Hamas spokesperson Abd al-Latif al-Qanou said the group is awaiting the outcome of negotiations in Qatar, claiming: “We have shown flexibility in response to the efforts of the mediators and Trump’s envoy.”
As negotiations continue, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum urged Netanyahu to grant full authority to the Israeli delegation expected to depart for Qatar on Monday. The group called for a mandate to secure the immediate return of all 59 remaining hostages in a single agreement.
“A comprehensive deal to bring back all the hostages is possible, and it is the Israeli government’s duty to its citizens who remain in Hamas tunnels,” the group said in a statement. It cited comments byTrump envoy Adam Boehler, who claimed, “Hamas has proposed a broad hostage deal and a ceasefire lasting five to ten years, under which it would disarm.”
The group warned that time is running out for the hostages. “Testimonies from those who have returned leave no doubt—hostages are out of time,” the statement read. “In the last exchange, hostages who were still alive could have been saved but were returned as corpses. Delays in negotiations will cost more lives and the chance to recover bodies for burial, denying families closure.”