The terrorist group Hamas has rejected a generous Israeli ceasefire offer in exchange for the release of remaining hostages, media reports say. Israel had offered “a two-month cease-fire in exchange for hostages, and a free passage out of Gaza for its leaders,” the Israeli news website Ynet reported Tuesday.

The Associated Press, the news outlet that broke the story, cited an Egyptian official saying, “Hamas rejected the proposal and is insisting that no more hostages will be released until Israel ends its offensive and withdraws from Gaza.” The Israeli government did not comment on the news reports.

More than a hundred days since the October 7 attacks, over 130 Israeli hostages are still believed to be in Hamas captivity. Hostages, including women and children, are being kept in underground caged cells and subjected to torture, the recent IDF capture of a terror tunnels show.

The Israeli TV channel i24NEWS reported:

Hamas has rejected Israel’s proposal for a two-month ceasefire, dealing a blow to negotiations seeking the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.

According to a senior Egyptian official, the deal involved freeing hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian terrorists imprisoned by Israel.