Netanyahu only asked for 10 Israeli captives in latest offer, Hamas says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's latest offer to Hamas only demanded that the group hand over 10 Israeli captives from Gaza, Hamas representative Taher al-Nono said in a statement on Thursday.

"Netanyahu says he wants only 10 captives, which means he does not care about the captives issue and is insisting on war," Nono said.

"Any exchange [of captives] must be comprehensive and ensure an end to the war. We will not return to the interim period," he added. 

Hamas has also already informed Egyptian mediators that it will "hand over the administration of Gaza" to an agreed-upon committee, Nono said.

"The occupation has not offered anything new and is rejecting any proposals from the mediators regarding a ceasefire."