The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office on Wednesday denied Arab media reports on the framework of an emerging ceasefire deal with Hamas.
“The report in the Arab media about a pause of a number of weeks in the war in exchange for a list of hostages’ names is absolutely false and an additional part of the psychological warfare that Hamas is trying to use on the hostages’ families and the citizens of Israel,” the PMO stated, adding that “the State of Israel will continue to work relentlessly, around the clock, to bring all of our hostages back home.”
Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir also slammed the reports, tweeting that “if the report is true that Israel will pay for a six-week ceasefire in exchange for a ‘list,’ it is a bankruptcy. I really hope this is incorrect information!”
The denials came in response to a report by a Hezbollah-affiliated outlet in Lebanon which outlined what it claimed was the framework of an emerging agreement.
That framework includes a six- to eight-week truce, expanded humanitarian aid to Gaza and detailed information on hostages, including lists of living captives and the locations of bodies, according to the report.
Discussions on Gaza’s post-conflict governance are to be postponed under the proposal, while the Israel Defense Forces would maintain positions in key areas such as the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors.
Meanwhile, negotiations on the Rafah Crossing’s status continue, involving Egypt, the United States and Israel, as the Palestinian Authority resists mediation efforts.