Israel has rejected Egypt's plan for a Gaza truce and the release of up to six hostages, sources familiar with the matter told The National on Monday.Egyptian and Qatari mediators were told by Israeli negotiators that they instead remained committed to proposals by President Donald Trump's envoy that make no mention of a permanent ceasefire or an Israeli withdrawal,

Israel ended the existing ceasefire last week by launching a surprise wave of airstrikes that killed hundreds of Palestinians. That came after Hamas rejected Israeli-backed proposals to change the agreement in order to free more hostages before talks on a lasting ceasefire, which were supposed to begin in early February.