A tripartite meeting was held earlier between the Qatari and Egyptian mediators and the Palestinian Resistance Hamas movement to discuss resolving the negotiations stagnation, a senior Resistance source told our media on Thursday.
The source stated that Hamas reaffirmed its commitment to the July 2 proposal, initially presented by US President Joe Biden and approved by all parties except “Israel.” However, it was later revealed by his national security advisor to have originated from an Israeli document.
Resistance has clear demands
Izzat al-Rishq, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, emphasized that unless pressure is imposed on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to adhere to the agreed terms regarding the prisoner exchange deal, the Israeli captives will not see the light of day.
Al-Rishq indicated that “everyone knows that Netanyahu and his Nazi government are the sides obstructing the agreement.”
He emphasized that the Palestinian Resistance’s demands are clear and non-negotiable: a permanent cessation of Israeli aggression on Gaza and a complete withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces from the Strip.
The Hamas official warned against considering Netanyahu’s new conditions as a basis for negotiation, as this would take the prisoner exchange and ceasefire talks back to square one.
Al-Rishq also dismissed the claims circulated by “Israel” and some US sources about new demands introduced by Hamas as false, considering them an attempt to evade responsibility for “Israel’s role in delaying the negotiations to stop the aggression against the Palestinian people.”
