BREAKING NEWS

Hamas, Israel deny reports of ceasefire, hostage deal again

A senior Israeli source and a senior member of Hamas rejected a report that cited an unnamed source from Hamas that an agreement to start a ceasefire on Monday and release a number of hostages had been reached on Sunday.

The Jordanian al-Ghad newspaper reported that a source from Hamas had said that a five-day ceasefire would start at 11 am on Monday and that 50 hostages held by Hamas would be released in exchange for 50 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. A senior Israeli source stated that "there is nothing as of now."

Izzat al-Risheq, a senior member of Hamas, stated early Monday morning that "There is no truth to what the media reported, attributed to sources in Hamas, regarding an exchange deal starting today."