GAZA, (PIC)
The Hamas Movement asked the Egyptian and Qatari mediators to implement a ceasefire plan based on Biden’s vision and the Security Council resolution, instead of holding more negotiations.
In a statement on Sunday, Hamas called on the mediators “to submit a plan to implement what they presented to the Movement and approved on 2/7/2024, based on Biden’s vision and the Security Council resolution, and to oblige the Israeli occupation to do so, instead of going to more rounds of negotiations or new proposals that provide cover for the occupation’s aggression and give it more time to perpetuate the war of genocide against our people.”
Hamas explained its position by stating, “We have held many rounds of negotiations, and we have provided all the necessary flexibility and positivity in order to achieve the goals and interests of our people, stop their bloodshed, and stop the genocide against them.”
The Movement noted that it provided flexibility “in a way that facilitates exchange of prisoners, relief for our people, the return of the displaced, and reconstruction.”
“In this context, Hamas agreed to the mediators’ proposal on May 6, 2024, and welcomed President Biden’s announcement on May 31, 2024, and the UN Security Council Resolution 2735,” Hamas added.
Hamas pointed out that Israel met all that with rejection and ongoing massacres, which demonstrates that “it was not serious about a permanent ceasefire, and its aggressive practices were practical evidence of that.”
The statement also pointed out that Israel chose to escalate its aggression on Gaza and commit more massacres, that mounted to the assassination of the Hamas leader, the martyr Ismail Haneyya.
Hamas highlighted that after the announcement of the tripartite statement, a heinous massacre was committed against the displaced people in the Al-Tabi’een School in the Al-Daraj neighborhood in Gaza while they were performing the dawn prayer on Saturday, August 10.
“In light of this, and out of concern and responsibility towards our people and their interests, the Movement calls on the mediators to submit a plan to implement what they presented to the Movement and approved on July 2, 2024, based on Biden’s vision and the Security Council resolution,” the statement concluded.
