Hamas Rejects Zionist Entity’s Terms and Withdraws from Ceasefire Negotiations in Gaza
Displaced Families of Gaza, Aug 2024 Photo: EFE
August 25, 2024 Hour: 10:26 pm
Palestinian movement points out that the occupation wants to stay in Gaza, which is contrary to the draft agreement presented on 2 July.
The Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas rejected again on Sunday the new conditions that the Zionist entity is trying to impose for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and withdrew from the round of talks in Cairo without agreement.
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In a statement to a Palestinian media outlet, Hamas political bureau member Osama Hamdan called false any consideration given to the imminence of an agreement, The Zionist entity did not comply with the proposal for a suspension of hostilities submitted on 2 July.
In a statement, Hamas stressed that «any agreement must include a permanent ceasefire, a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, freedom for residents to return to their areas, aid and reconstruction, and a serious exchange agreement» Palestinian hostages held in Zionist jails.
Hamas rejected Tel Aviv’s intention to remain in the Philadelphia Corridor (separating the Gaza Strip from Egypt) and the Netzarim Corridor (halving the territory of Gaza). Both demands of the Israeli head of government, Benjamin Netanyahu, are contrary to Hamas’ demand that the occupying forces withdraw completely from Gaza.
The Zionist entity added them to maintain military control over parts of Gaza territory and would limit the exercise of sovereignty by future Gaza authorities.
After meeting with mediators from Egypt and Qatar, a Hamas spokesman, Izzat al-Rishk, told international media that the Palestinian resistance urged Netanyahu to stick to the draft submitted by the US on 2 July. and the subsequent resolution issued by the United Nations (UN) Security Council.
Confirmed Hamas’ willingness to implement the agreement in accordance with the highest interests of the Palestinian people and the end of the Zionist siege on Gaza, which has already left more than 40,400 Palestinians killed, 70 percent of them women and children.
The draft submitted by the U.S. envisages three phases. The first is for six weeks, a time when the occupation would withdraw its troops from Gaza and exchange kidnapped Palestinians for vulnerable hostages.
The second stage would lead to a permanent end of hostilities and the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza. During the third phase, it would begin reconstruction of Gaza and the handover of the bodies of the hostages who lost their lives.
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Fuente: Almayadeen-Aljazeera
