Israel National News reports: “The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday morning responded to reports of progress on a ceasefire deal which would see a 6-8 week break in fighting in exchange for information on the hostages held in Gaza.

‘The report in the Arab media about a pause of a number of weeks in the war in exchange for a list of hostages’ names is absolutely false and an additional part of the psychological warfare that Hamas is trying to use on the hostages’ families and the citizens of Israel,’ a statement read.

‘The State of Israel will continue to work relentlessly, around the clock, to bring all of our hostages back home.’…”