Hamas has turned down a US$15 billion offer to end resistance give up Jerusalem and isolate Gaza from the rest of Palestine Ismail Haneyya the political bureau chairman of Hamas revealed.
In an interview with a Qatari website on Monday Haneyya said that the deal-package envisaged the launching of major infrastructure projects such as a sea harbor an airport and others in the Gaza Strip.
He added that those parties that tabled the plan asked in return for merging the Movement’s armed wing in the Palestinian police force after disarming it giving up Jerusalem and administering the Gaza Strip separately.
The Hamas leader affirmed that his Movement would never accept the so-called “Deal of the Century” or any other similar plan.
“We want to end the siege on Gaza and to have a sea harbor and an airport and other projects but only as a right for its population and not in return for disarming resistance or certain political stands” Haneyya emphasized.
He also declared that a national popular conference would be organized in Gaza in the near future in the presence of Mahmoud Abbas the chairman of the Palestinian Authority.
The Hamas leader lauded the Qatari aid to Gaza and Palestine adding that his Movement welcomes the Qatari role in bridging gaps between Hamas and Fatah factions.
Haneyya meanwhile opined that any change in the US administration in the upcoming presidential elections would have its impact on the Palestine cause and the Gulf crisis.
