NAZARETH, (PIC)
An official source of Hamas Movement told Al-Aqsa TV that the Hamas delegation concluded its talks with mediators in Cairo on the Movement’s position on the Paris ceasefire proposal.
The source said that the Hamas delegation will leave Cairo today, awaiting the Israeli response, noting that the meeting in Cairo included Egyptian and Qatari officials, in addition to the Hamas delegation.
The source indicated that disagreements within the Israeli government prevented a clear position on the Cairo talks, elaborating that there is a difference between the US and the Israeli positions regarding Hamas’s response, which was discussed in Cairo.
Observers has set the alarm on Friday that the Israeli rejection of Hamas’s demands presented to the Egyptian and Qatari mediators confirms that Israel is adamant on persisting in its aggression against the Gaza Strip and intending to commit more crimes against the Palestinian people.
The Hebrew website Walla, which is affiliated with Israeli security services, revealed that “Tel Aviv handed Qatar and Egypt its reply to Hamas’s response, rejecting many of the Movement’s demands, and expressing its willingness to negotiate on the basis of the Paris meeting proposal.”
The website revealed that “Israel refused to withdraw its army from the corridor that divides the Gaza Strip, early in the first phase, and to agree on the return of Gazan residents to the northern Gaza Strip during the first phase. However, it showed readiness to consider the withdrawal of its army from city centers in the Gaza Strip.”
According to Walla, “Israel also informed the mediators of its refusal to commit to ending the war after completing the implementation of the deal.”
The expert in Israeli affairs, Jaber Nasr al-Din said, “This means that Israel is insisting on invading Rafah, where potential massacres against hundreds or even thousands of people would be carried out because of the unprecedented state of overcrowding in Rafah. The number of people in Rafah is estimated at around one and a half million people, the vast majority of whom are displaced.”
The Hebrew website added that “Israel informed the mediators about its rejection of the Palestinian factions’ demands related to Al-Aqsa Mosque and the ratio set for the exchange of Palestinian and Israeli prisoners.”
