Hamas official says it will reject new US Gaza ceasefire plan backed by Israel11 hours ago Share Save Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent Reporting from Cairo David Gritten BBC News Reporting from London Share SaveReuters Israel resumed its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza in mid-March following the collapse of a two-month ceasefireA senior Hamas official has told the BBC the Palestinian armed group will reject the latest US proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The Hamas official said the proposal did not satisfy core demands, including an end to the war, and that it would respond in due course. The Israeli government has not commented, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly told hostages' families on Thursday that he accepted Witkoff's plan. "I can confirm that Special Envoy Witkoff and the president submitted a ceasefire proposal to Hamas that Israel backed and supported. However, a senior Hamas official later said the deal contradicted previous discussions between the group's negotiators and Witkoff.