The Hamas terrorist group suggested this Wednesday (06/03/2024) that it declined the latest counteroffer for a truce in the Gaza Strip made by Israel, but was willing to continue negotiating “to reach an agreement that makes the demands and interests of the people a reality.” ». Palestinian”.
«Hamas has demonstrated the flexibility necessary to reach an agreement that implies a comprehensive cessation of aggression against our people. However, the occupation continues to evade the obligations of this agreement, especially those related to a permanent ceasefire, the return of the displaced, the withdrawal from the Strip and the satisfaction of the needs of our people,” the group said in a statement. release.
A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo earlier this week to relaunch negotiations along with teams from the mediating countries, Qatar, Egypt and the United States, but Israel refused to send a delegation after failing to provide Hamas with a list. with the names of the living hostages.
According to what was leaked, Hamas has not been able to prepare that list because it does not have information about the parade or status of all the hostages, since some are in the hands of incommunicado cells or other militias, such as the Islamic Jihad, which was also invited to El Cairo, but he hasn’t gone.
“The movement will continue to negotiate through the brother mediators to reach an agreement that makes the demands and interests of our people a reality,” Hamas said.
Make a pact before Ramadan
US President Joe Biden stated yesterday that in “a couple of days” it would be known whether Hamas accepted the agreement proposal accepted by Israel; hoping to close a pact before Ramadan, a very tense time in the region, which this year will begin between March 10 and 11.
According to the US, Israel has agreed to a six-week truce if Hamas releases all sick, wounded, elderly, women and children hostages; Although it is not clear how many of the 130 hostages left inside are still alive: Israel estimates that around thirty have died, but Hamas claims that there are more than 70 “from Zionist bombings.”
Furthermore, Hamas continues to demand that this first truce pave the way for a more lasting agreement to end the Israeli military offensive, which Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, opposes because its objective is to “destroy Hamas” and To do this, he considers it essential to continue the war and reach Rafah, where four battalions of the terrorist group remain.
The draft agreement being discussed these days contemplates a six-week truce, in which Hamas will release 40 hostages, a change in the release of some 400 Palestinian prisoners and a considerable increase in the entry of humanitarian aid to the enclave, mired in conflict. its greatest catastrophe, with more than 30,500 deaths and where famine is already noticeable in the north.
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