A member of Hamas’s political bureau said the peace talks were “the imposition of American dictates.”
Peace is still far away in Gaza. The Palestinian movement Hamas denied on Saturday that a truce with Israel is “close”after reporting an Israeli bombing that left 15 members of the same family dead, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense.
A member of Hamas’ political bureauSami Abu Zohri, He rejected the truce plan promoted by US President Joe Biden. Negotiations are “the imposition of American dictates“he said, calling the latest round of negotiations a “huge step backwards.”
Last May, Biden advertisement A truce plan that Hamas should acceptSince then, the round of indirect negotiations in which Egypt, Qatar and the United States itself are mediators has been working with that plan.
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A new round of indirect negotiations began on Thursday for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. There were expectations of some progress after it was announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinquen would travel there on Saturday to press for an agreement.
The round of negotiations ended on Friday with some changes to Biden’s plan. This did not go down well with Hamas. The Palestinian organisation rejected the new conditions and demanded the implementation of the original plan, which provides for two phases. The first phase calls for a six-week truce with an Israeli withdrawal from the densely populated areas of Gaza and an exchange of the hostages for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. In the second phase, the plan provides for a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
Netanyahu urges mediators to pressure Hamas to reach Gaza truce deal
In this complex scenario, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuplaced the responsibility for the failure to reach a peace agreement on Hamas. On Friday he urged the three countries to pressure the Palestinian organisation to accept the type of truce proposed by the United States.
“Israel hopes that the pressure [de los mediadores] lead Hamas to accept“ the plan proposed at the end of May by US President Joe BidenNetanyahu said in a statement. In parallel, Israel ordered new evacuations of towns in Gaza on Friday, one in northern Khan Yunis and another in eastern Deir al Balah, the first in this city.
Source: Ambito
