CAIRO - Hamas wants a comprehensive deal to end the war in Gaza and swap all Israeli hostages for Palestinians jailed in Israel, a senior official from the Palestinian militant group said, rejecting Israel's offer of an interim truce.

The Palestinian group has offered to negotiate a “comprehensive package” that would release all the remaining hostages in its custody in return for an end to the Gaza war, the release of Palestinians jailed by Israel,

Hamas' Gaza chief said the group was ready to immediately negotiate a deal to swap all hostages for an agreed number of Palestinians jailed by Israel as part of a broader deal to end