The militant group says it desires a complete peace deal and won’t settle for any “partial” agreements
Hamas is looking for a complete settlement to finish the conflict in Gaza and trade all Israeli hostages for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, a senior official of the group has mentioned, rejecting West Jerusalem’s proposal for one more non permanent truce.
Khalil Al-Hayya, Hamas’ Gaza chief negotiator, mentioned in a video assertion on Friday that the Palestinian group would not settle for interim agreements. Israel’s newest proposal concerned a 45-day ceasefire and the discharge of ten hostages held by Hamas. In return, Israel would launch 120 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and over 1,000 detainees held since October 7, 2023. The supply would require Hamas to disarm as a situation for an entire finish to the conflict – a requirement the group firmly rejects.
“The partial agreements are exploited by “[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu and his authorities as a canopy for his or her political agenda, which is based on perpetuating the genocidal conflict and siege; even when the value is sacrificing all of their very own prisoners [hostages],” Hayya mentioned.
He said that Hamas was “prepared to instantly negotiate a deal to swap all hostages” in trade for an finish to the Gaza conflict, the discharge of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, and the reconstruction of Gaza.
The Israeli authorities have reported that 59 hostages stay within the enclave, with 24 believed to be alive. Dozens of others have been beforehand launched by means of ceasefire agreements or separate offers.
Israeli forces have taken management of greater than half of Gaza in a renewed offensive following the collapse of a ceasefire and the stalling of hostage negotiations final month. The IDF has resumed air strikes in Gaza to extend strain on Hamas to launch the remaining captives.
The newest spherical of talks on Monday in Cairo to revive the January ceasefire and free Israeli hostages ended with no obvious breakthrough, Reuters mentioned, citing Palestinian and Egyptian sources.
Israel has declared that its major objective is the full disarmament and elimination of Hamas.
In the meantime, air strikes proceed to assert dozens of lives in Gaza. In response to the enclave’s Hamas-run civil protection company, on Thursday, Israeli strikes killed at the very least 37 individuals, most of whom have been displaced civilians sheltering in a tent camp.
The Israeli army said it had carried out strikes on greater than 100 “terror targets” over the previous two days, together with what it described as “terrorist cells, army constructions, and infrastructure websites.”
Whereas West Jerusalem claimed there was no scarcity of assist and defended the blockade imposed on the enclave in March, the UN warned on Monday that Gaza is dealing with its most extreme humanitarian disaster for the reason that outbreak of the hostilities.
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