THE Benjamin Netanyahu turned down a deal for a five-day ceasefire with Palestinian jihadist groups in Gaza in return the release of some of the hostages, according to sources familiar with the negotiations cited by the Guardian.

The sources indicated that the Israeli prime minister rejected the deal without discussion in the first negotiations, after her bloody attack terrorist group Hamas on October 7.

Negotiations resumed after the start of the Israeli ground offensive on October 27but the same sources stated that Netanyahu continued to take a tough stance in proposals that involved truces of different durations in exchange for different numbers of hostages.

Other sources said that the negotiations that took place before the ground invasion involved much larger number of hostages, with Hamas proposing the release of dozens of foreign nationals prisoners in Gaza.

The office of the Israeli Prime Minister was asked to comment on the hostage negotiationsbut had not responded to the Guardian by Thursday afternoon.

Calculated that 240 people were taken hostage by Hamas in the October 7 attack with 1,400 dead.

Reuters: Mossad chief meets with CIA director and Qatari prime minister

It is noted that the head of the Mossad David Barnea he reportedly met with the director of the CIA William Burns and the prime minister of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha to discuss the details of a deal with Hamas for the release of hostages and a cessation of hostilities.

The discussion also included debate for humanitarian aid to enter GazaReuters reports, citing an unnamed source briefed on the meeting.

Barnea, Burns and al Thani had this meeting after Qatari mediators they met officials from the Hamas political office on Wednesday night and discussed parameters of a possible deal.