Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that there is an “Israeli initiative” to exchange detainees in the Gaza Strip for Palestinian prisoners, without revealing its details.

This came during Netanyahu’s meeting with representatives of the families of Israeli detainees in Gaza, denying that there was an initiative presented by the Hamas movement in this regard, according to a statement issued by Netanyahu’s office.

The statement stated that Netanyahu “told the families of the kidnapped Israelis held by Hamas during his meeting with them, there is no real proposal by Hamas, this is not true.”

He added: “I say this as clearly as I can, because there are many things that are not true that torment you. On the contrary, there is an initiative on our part, and I will not disclose its details.”

In recent days, no Israeli official has ever announced the existence of an “Israeli prisoner exchange initiative,” but the media reported disagreements within the government regarding ways to return detainees from Gaza, and Netanyahu’s rejection of proposals presented by various parties, due to his adherence to not a ceasefire, which is the condition. The main branch of the Hamas movement.

On Sunday, the families of the prisoners set up tents near the Prime Minister’s house in West Jerusalem to demand that the government reach a deal to return the prisoners from the Gaza Strip.

On Sunday evening, Netanyahu renewed, in a statement, his categorical rejection of the “conditions of surrender” set by Hamas.

He said: “In exchange for the release of our kidnappers, Hamas demands an end to the war, the removal of our forces from Gaza, the release of all killers and rapists belonging to the elite forces, and the keeping of Hamas in power.”

He added: “If we agree to that, our fighters will have fallen in vain. If we agree to that, we will not be able to guarantee the security of our citizens. If we agree to that, we will not be able to return the evacuated citizens safely to their homes, and the 7th of next October will only be a matter of time.” (In reference to the possibility of Hamas carrying out an attack similar to the one it carried out in the future on settlements adjacent to the Gaza Strip.)

Netanyahu continued: “I am not ready to accept such a serious violation of Israel’s security,” as he put it.