The Israeli proposal, as part of the ceasefire negotiations and prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, includes several stages, including a gradual prisoner exchange and a temporary truce in the Gaza Strip. Israel insists on keeping its forces within the border buffer zone, which it is expanding on the ground inside the Strip.

This came according to what Israeli media reported on Monday evening, citing informed sources in Benjamin Netanyahu's government. The sources said that Hamas rejected the proposal in its current form, which it described as the "improved Witkoff proposal." This comes at a time when the Israeli army is expanding its ground operations in the northern and central Gaza Strip and preparing to launch a large-scale attack on the city of Rafah, where it has issued warning statements calling on residents to evacuate.

According to Israel's Channel 12, the Israeli offer calls for "the release of 10 Israeli prisoners in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners according to a key agreement to be agreed upon between the two parties," along with "the release of (American-Israeli) prisoner Idan Alexander as a 'goodwill gesture' toward US President Donald Trump." The initiative also includes a "40-day ceasefire."

The channel added that Israel is stipulating that Hamas provide "information on all Israeli prisoners, whether alive or dead, on the fifth day of the truce," and that "on the tenth day, the bodies of 16 Israeli prisoners will be handed over." During the truce, negotiations will be held to complete the next phase of the agreement.

The channel reported that Israel made it clear to the mediators that "any final agreement will include the Israeli army remaining within the security perimeter inside the Gaza Strip," referring to the "buffer zone" that Israel is expanding on the ground.

An Israeli official was quoted as saying, "The message conveyed to Hamas through mediators was: 'This is your last chance, and if the prisoners are not released, the gates of hell will open (on the Gaza Strip), as President Trump said.'"

The channel also noted that the displacement of residents, the expansion of isolation zones, and the tightening of the "logistical blockade"—a reference to the prevention of aid from entering the Gaza Strip—are measures aimed at pushing Hamas toward a "constructive stance" toward the Israeli offer, given the movement's rejection of the proposal in its current form.

For its part, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (Kan 11) reported that the Israeli proposal includes: "the release of 11 prisoners, including Idan Alexander," with Hamas committing to "provide information on the prisoners' status on the fifth day of the truce," and "the release of the bodies of 16 prisoners on the tenth day."

Kan 11 added that the compensation Israel will offer includes a "40-day ceasefire" and the "release of Palestinian prisoners according to the key used in the previous deal."

According to the channel, "Hamas rejected the proposal and expressed its willingness to release only five living prisoners." Israel did not set a deadline for Hamas to respond to the proposal, but it did convey a message that "rejecting the offer will be met with expanded ground operations in the Gaza Strip, increased military pressure, including the seizure of additional territory, and escalation of attacks."

"Kan 11" pointed out that "estimates at this stage indicate that the gaps between the two parties are still very large."