Palestinian Terrorists Reject Offer to Exchange Hostages for a Two Month Ceasefire

The deal had been proposed by Egypt and Qatar.

Hamas reportedly rejected a proposal from Israel for a two-month ceasefire that would involve the relocation of Hamas leadership to other countries and the release of all hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.

Hamas insists that it will not release any hostages until Israel ends its battle in the Gaza Strip and withdraws from the area, according to a senior Egyptian official, The Associated Press reported.

Hamas threatens that they'll murder the hostages unless their terms are quickly met:

Hamas says that time is running out to bring the approximately 110 people who remain hostage home alive after Hamas and other terrorists took more than 250 people captive and killed 1,200 others when invading Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.

More from Free Beacon. Hamas continues suggesting, ominously, there is "no chance" to save the hostages.

As Israeli planes resumed bombing Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, senior Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to end the military offensive in Gaza "means there is no chance for the return of the [Israeli] captives."

His comment came after Netanyahu rejected the group's terms for the release of hostages and an end to the war, which included Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and leaving the group in power in the enclave.

"In exchange for the release of our hostages, Hamas demands the end of the war, the withdrawal of our forces from Gaza, the release of all the murderers and rapists," Netanyahu said in a statement. "And leaving Hamas intact."

"I reject outright the terms of surrender of the monsters of Hamas," Netanyahu said.

They Just Want to Breathe (TM). Did you know that?

Meanwhile, Israel is not letting up in its own War on Terror. The IDF is pushing into the southern Gaza terror stronghold city of Khan Yunis.

The IDF on Monday launched a division-level push into western Khan Yunis, ushering what will likely be the most intense fighting since early December when the military first entered other parts of Hamas's southern capital.

Division 98 has unleashed serious forces from its seven brigades, artillery, tanks, and air support, and surrounded western Khan Yunis which until now the IDF had mostly steered clear of.

The IDF earlier announced a large number of airstrikes which were meant to soften up the area for ground forces to move into the new areas more easily.

For the last seven weeks, IDF attacks on Khan Yunis had focused on the northern and eastern portions of the city.

A hotspot for Hamas terrorists

The IDF called western Khan Yunis the heart of Hamas's operations, including areas where its top two leaders Yahya Sinwar and Muhammad Deif, grew up.

The IDF said that this part of Khan Yunis is the densest, offering less room to maneuver, containing a larger number of civilians and sensitive sites, including hospitals.

Hospitals, aka Hamas terror bunkers.

Biden remains as fully engaged as ever:

Via Jazz Shaw at Hot Air.

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