Jerusalem, May 4 (EFE) .- Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, blamed Catar, a mediator in the negotiations, not having persuaded Hamas to accept a proposal of high partial fire that could have released ten live hostages, according to a message issued by the prime minister’s office.
“We ask others to press not only Hamas, but also Qatar, who has a decisive influence that does not always take advantage of, but he can do it if he wants. In fact, we had a hostage agreement that was about to materialize, which would allegedly release almost half of the hostages with the help of Egypt, but did not materialize,” said Netanyahu.
“The Qatari cooperation, at least, is what this agreement could have realized. This is what we hope to see: the support of our friends and the pressure of those who can press Hamas,” he added after meeting with the president of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, in Jerusalem.
The last proposal of Egyptian agreement collected a truce of only 45 days, in which I would free to 10 hostages live in the first week, to follow the permanent fire that would encompass the disarmament of the Islamist group.
A high rank of Hamas then indicated, in mid -April to Efe, which is “unacceptable” that the group’s disarmament is required before reaching the end of the war offensive and the withdrawal of the Israeli troops of Gaza.
Since then, the Islamist group has said to be willing to free the 59 hostages in the same batch in exchange for the final end of the massacre; Something that Netanyahu opposes. EFE
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