The Islamic Hamas movement denied on Tuesday an earlier report saying that Egypt had offered rival Fatah and Hamas movement a proposal to abandon the unity government talks.

The earlier report said that Egyptian mediators proposed that Fatah and Hamas put their deadlocked unity government talks on hold and instead establish a committee to coordinate their rival administrations

Taher al-Noono, Gaza Hamas government's spokesman said in a statement that the movement hasn't been officially informed by Egypt over such a proposal, adding that Hamas movement wants to form a national unity government.

The report also said that Egypt's chief mediator Omar Suleiman "proposed a new approach during the last talks that would include delaying seeking a government of national unity because of persistent divisions over its program."

Instead, Fatah and Hamas would "proceed to coordination between the governments of Ramallah (in the West Bank) and Gaza through a committee including representatives from the Palestinian factions," the report added.

"Such a proposal would be illogic and vague. Hamas doubts that such a proposal if presented would be accepted by the movement, adding, Hamas won in the elections of 2006, and it has the right to form a government," said al-Noono.

Earlier on Monday, Ismail Radwan, a senior Hamas leader, stated that his movement will not deal with any proposals or projects which do not maintain the "Palestinian national constants."

Radwan stressed that the formation of a Palestinian government committed to the international Ouartet's terms and recognizing Israel as a legitimate state is not on the agenda of Hamas.