Responding to a Lebanese report that a new outline for a hostage and ceasefire proposal had been agreed upon in principle by Israel, a senior Israeli official said Monday the deal has been rejected.

“The proposal received by Israel cannot be accepted by any responsible government,” the official told the media, without giving any further details.

“Hamas is setting impossible conditions that mean a complete failure to meet the war goals, and an inability to release the hostages,” he said.

The main organization representing the families of hostages also rejected the reported deal, saying it would not include the return of all of the captives and a final end to the war.

A flurry of reports cited sources saying that a new ceasefire deal was in the offing, similar to previous agreements, under which fighting in the Gaza Strip would halt for a period of time during which Israeli hostages would be released and humanitarian aid to the enclave boosted.

The Arabic-language Sky News Arabia outlet cited unnamed sources as saying US President Donald Trump was likely to announce such a deal within days.

The Lebanese outlet Al-Mayadeen, which is affiliated with the Hezbollah terror group, reported that Israel had agreed in principle to a draft proposal that called for a ceasefire of about 70 days during which 10 living hostages would be released in two phases, modifying the so-called Witkoff outline, which laid out a shorter ceasefire for the release of about 10 living hostages.

But the Israeli official described the proposal as one that “does not indicate a real desire to bridge the gaps between the parties” and said it was “very far” from the one originally proposed by Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

“There is no genuine willingness on Hamas’s part to move forward with a deal. Israel remains committed to the Witkoff framework,” he said.

According to the Al-Mayadeen report, based on an unnamed “senior” Palestinian source, the latest discussions, mediated by Witkoff and Palestinian-American businessman Bishara Bahbah, concluded early Monday morning. It did not say where those talks were held or whom they involved.

The proposal includes a ceasefire lasting approximately 70 days, during which 10 living hostages would be released in two phases — five on the first day and five on the seventh.

Hamas and other terror groups would commit to not taking “hostile” action against Israel, and would refrain from manufacturing weapons, trying to smuggle them into Gaza, or using them.

In addition, Hamas demanded that 1,000 humanitarian aid trucks a day enter Gaza.

The draft also stipulates that negotiations on ending the war would be held during the ceasefire period, with the aim of establishing a technocratic government to take over governing Gaza and pathways for a permanent end to the conflict with Israel.

The US was to guarantee the implementation of the ceasefire as long as negotiations were held in good faith.

The source said that Hamas had initially suggested a 90-day truce and the release of five living and five deceased hostages, leading the US to aim for 70 days. Israel agreed on the number of hostages to be released and the schedule, according to the report.

Witkoff and Bahbah brokered the talks that led to the release of US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander earlier this month.

Mediators were said to be waiting for Israel’s official response.

Earlier, the Egyptian Al-Rad Channel reported that there were developments in mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas held in Doha. Sources told the network of a similar deal in the works — a 60-day ceasefire in return for 10 living hostages as well as the remains of 16 more. Hamas, for its part, was said to be demanding that Israel release all Palestinian prisoners captured in Gaza whether before or after October 7, 2023, when the war started.

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in response to the reports that “it is again the same dangerous concept that seeks to continue the war at any price, for nothing.”

“Partial deals are a loss for Israel that can, and must, be avoided. There is only one suitable and desirable solution: a comprehensive agreement that will bring back all the 58 hostages and end the war. The government could reach that tomorrow morning, if it chose to.”

Trump indicated Sunday that there may be developments regarding Gaza. Speaking to reporters about progress in talks with Iran over its nuclear program, he said negotiators made “real progress” during “very good” talks.

“Likewise with Hamas on Gaza,” he added.

“We want to see if we can stop that [the fighting], and Israel. We’ve been talking to them and we want to see if we can stop that whole situation,” Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to continue the war until Israel achieves the declared goals of destroying Hamas, toppling its regime, and freeing the hostages. Hamas rejects Israeli demands that its leaders be expelled, that it lay down its arms, and that it not play a role in the future governance of Gaza.

Netanyahu called back the Israeli negotiation team from Doha last week, citing Hamas’s refusal to accept Witkoff’s proposal for a short-term ceasefire in exchange for the release of half the living hostages, which Israel agreed to.

Israel is under international pressure — including from Washington — to increase humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza. Last week, it began allowing aid to trickle into the Strip after cutting off deliveries of assistance since early March, when it abandoned a two-month ceasefire that saw an influx of food and other supplies into the Strip. That ceasefire saw living and deadly hostages released.

In recent weeks, experts have warned of a high risk of famine in Gaza, and even the United States, a staunch ally, has voiced concerns over the hunger crisis.

A controversial new aid distribution system kicked off on Monday, but the method faces hurdles.

Terror groups in the Gaza Strip are holding 58 hostages — 57 of the 251 abducted by Hamas-led terrorists on October 7, 2023, when the Palestinian terror group led a devastating invasion of southern Israel that killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians.

They include the bodies of at least 35 confirmed dead by the IDF, and 20 are believed to be alive. There are grave concerns for the well-being of three others, Israeli officials have said. The body of an IDF soldier killed in Gaza in 2014 is also being held.