Haniyeh: Israel is responsible for the failure of the cease-fire agreement/ the occupiers should withdraw
| The head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement emphasized that the failure to progress the negotiations and reach a cease-fire agreement in Gaza is the responsibility of the Zionist regime. |
According to Al-Mayadeen, Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political office of the Hamas movement, said in a statement: “The responsibility for the lack of progress to reach a ceasefire agreement is the responsibility of the Zionist regime.” We will not be satisfied with anything less than the complete cessation of aggression, the withdrawal of the occupying army from Gaza, and the lifting of the oppressive siege.
Hanieh added that creating a prisoner exchange agreement based on which the old prisoners will be released is one of the goals of the negotiations.
In another part of his speech, the head of the political office of the Hamas movement announced that this movement acts responsibly in negotiations and will not ignore the sacrifices and achievements of the resistance. We will use all means to stop the bloodbath that the enemy has launched against our defenseless nation.
In the meantime, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Thursday that it is still possible to reach a ceasefire agreement between Tel Aviv and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).
Haaretz newspaper reported on Friday night that the agreement between Hamas and Israel regarding the exchange of prisoners will be finalized before the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan.
Several foreign diplomats who were present in the negotiations for the exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hamas and asked to remain anonymous, told this newspaper: The exchange of prisoners and the cessation of hostilities will include 6 weeks.
The Zionist regime claims that there are still 134 prisoners of this regime in Gaza, at the same time, Palestinian sources announced that about 8,800 Palestinians are still in the prisons of the Israeli regime. Media reports indicate that Hamas has proposed to release all The prisoners in the prisons of the occupying regime, who were detained until the day of signing the agreement, presented it and Netanyahu rejected this request.
Negotiations continue in Cairo, brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, to reach a ceasefire that includes the release of more Zionist prisoners by Hamas and Palestinians imprisoned in Israel.
Source: IRNA
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