DOHA, (PIC)
The senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said that Israel only wants to exchange prisoners, while the resistance demands an end to the aggression on Gaza once and for all and an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza in addition to allowing in aid, starting reconstruction, and returning the displaced to their homes, stressing that any prisoner exchange deal should come within this context.
Hamdan, who is well informed about the details of the indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel through mediating countries, led by Qatar and Egypt, revealed that until now, the negotiations are still conducted within the general framework.
The Hamas official explained, in an interview with Al-Jazeera Net on Friday, that there is no detailed discussion of names or even numbers, and that the focus is on a general framework until an agreement is reached out.
He asserted that the negotiations are not aimed at implementing what Israel wants; rather it is oriented towards putting an end to the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.
The Hamas leader said that the US President Joe Biden is not a mediator, but rather a partner in the aggression and he may have bet on the Israelis to eliminate the resistance, but he failed.
Hamdan also praised Hezbollah’s resistance in southern Lebanon, stressing that the Israel is incapable of launching a widespread aggression against Lebanon.
Until now, the Israelis are still obstructing the negotiation process and trying to gain more time, and their philosophy throughout this path is to ensure the continuation of the aggression on the Gaza Strip, Hamdan said.
The US administration has realized that the Israelis have been unable to achieve the goals set for the aggression, and that the entire Israeli operation against the Gaza Strip has left behind massive destruction and a crime of genocide; but on the other hand, it did not end the resistance in the Gaza Strip, and it will not, whether in Gaza or in Palestine.
Regarding the resignation of the Shtayyeh government, Hamdan said, “I believe that this resignation may have come at an inappropriate time, because it came in light of the talks about a renewed authority, and I hope it does not come in response to US demands. I stress that the Palestinian demand is to form a consensus government by the Palestinian factions whose duty is to deal with Gaza relief and reconstruction and to arrange general Palestinian national elections.”
Hamdan concluded his interview with a message to the Palestinian people in which he hailed their steadfastness and reiterated that the resistance will continue until the aggression is terminated.
