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“Meet with US and Israeli intelligence chiefs… Continue efforts to advance ceasefire negotiations” Israeli intelligence agency Mossad claimed on the 9th (local time) that the Palestinian armed faction Hamas is trying to burn down the Gaza Strip during Ramadan. Mossad said in a statement released by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office that day, “Hamas still maintains its firm position (in negotiations),” local daily Haaretz reported.
Mossad explained, “Yesterday, Director David Varnia met with U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director William Burns, as part of continued efforts to advance hostage release and ceasefire negotiations.”
“Israel is continuing to contact mediators to bridge the gap and reach an agreement, but Hamas is not interested,” he said. “Israel is trying to reignite the fire in Gaza during Ramadan at the expense of the Palestinian people.” . This is interpreted as an attempt to place responsibility for the stalemate in ceasefire negotiations on Hamas ahead of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, which is expected to begin as early as the 10th.
Israel and Hamas have been engaged in a tug-of-war over a ceasefire and the exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners in negotiations mediated by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States, but have not been able to reach an agreement.
Hamas also said in a statement on the 6th, “Israel has rejected the ceasefire conditions we proposed, including a permanent ceasefire, withdrawal of troops from the Gaza Strip, and the return of refugees from northern Gaza Strip,” and passed responsibility to Israel, saying, “Negotiations will continue until an agreement is reached.” “We will continue,” he said. Abu Obeida, spokesman for the Hamas armed organization Al-Qassam Brigades, declared in a Telegram statement the previous day that the top demand was for the Israeli military to stop attacking and withdraw, adding, “There is no room for compromise in this regard.”
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