Israel must respond to hostage deal currently on the table, Qatar Foreign Ministry spox. says

The spokesperson also claimed that the deal Hamas agreed to is consistent with what Israel had agreed to in the past.

Israel must respond to the ceasefire-hostage deal proposal currently on the table, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said on Tuesday.

"[Israel] does not seem interested in doing so," he added. He also claimed that the deal Hamas agreed to is consistent with what Israel had agreed to in the past.

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum issued a statement earlier on Tuesday, saying, "It is deeply disappointing that on the very day when masses of Israelis take to the streets demanding the return of all hostages and an end to the war, the government continues to delay progress on the agreement, contrary to the people's will.

"The government lacks a public mandate to continue this prolonged conflict while our loved ones remain captive. There is only one answer: people filling the streets - until everyone comes home."

Proposal on the table will reportedly not be brought to cabinet meeting

The statement came following reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not bring the proposal by the mediators to the upcoming securty cabinet meeting, and that the agreement "has been on the government's table for over a week, yet the cabinet has not been convened to discuss it."

This is a developing story.