Hopes for a reprieve in the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas were dashed Wednesday when Hamas violated the terms of potential agreement brokered by Qatar, according to an Israeli government spokesman.

Part of the agreement involved Israeli hostages being provided medicine while they remain in captivity.

Ilana Stein, spokesperson for The National Public Diplomacy Directorate, said Israel had "not received promised evidence that the medicine was received. We urge all involved in the agreement to insist that the evidence will be provided."

Speaking at an international press briefing Stein added, "Israel would not give up on the destruction of Hamas, the return of all the hostages, and there will be no security threat from Gaza toward Israel. There will be no cease-fire."

In the past week many had speculated that a cease-fire was imminent, with the primary motivation being the release of Israeli hostages, 136 of whom remain captive in Gaza with some presumed to be dead.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected the Biden administration-backed plan, which involved a three-stage solution of the release of Palestinian terrorists, a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and a gradual release of the Israeli hostages, as reported by Breitbart.

Netanyahu released a statement rejecting the plan, which was brokered by the U.S., Qatar, and Egypt, saying, "Were we to agree to this — our soldiers would have fallen in vain. Were we to agree to this — we would not be able to ensure the security of our citizens. We would be unable to safely restore the evacuees to their homes and the next October 7 would be only a question of time. I am not prepared to accept such a mortal blow to the security of Israel; therefore, we will not agree to this."

President Joe Biden called the Israeli prime minister earlier this month, and they spoke primarily on their differences regarding a future Palestinian state. The Guardian reported that when asked if the Biden administration's hopes for a two-state solution to the conflict were impossible so long as Netanyahu is still in office, Biden answered, "No, it's not."

The Times of Israel reported that Hamas has rejected any proposals for a two-state solution, and senior official Khaled Mashaal has said the success of terror group's Oct. 7 attack on Israel showed that liberating Palestinians "from the river to the sea" is now a tenable idea. 

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