The Islamist organization Hamas reiterated his yes to the truce proposal of the US President Joe Bidenafter a senior Israeli official assured that he had not accepted it, but asked that some points of the agreement be modified, they confirmed to EFE Palestinian group sources.
“It is not a rejection, it is doubts about the details for the implementation of the agreement,” they indicated to EFE sources of Hamas.
Yesterday afternoon the terrorists delivered their official response to the delegations of Egypt and Qatarmediators of the conflict together with USAin which they underlined their “positive” willingness to achieve a Stop the fire.
“The response prioritizes the interest of our Palestinian people and the need to completely stop the ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip“, they announced Hamas and the Islamic Jihad yesterday in a joint statement.
However, an Israeli official maintained that Hamas In his response he rejected the proposal of Biden and that it had also changed the main points of the agreement.
“This afternoon Israel received, through the mediator, Hamas’s response. In its response, Hamas rejected the hostage release proposal presented by President Biden”, this official told the Israeli press.
Al Jazeerachannel belonging to Qatarmain mediator of Hamaslast night advanced some of the amendments added to the Palestinian group’s response, such as the total withdrawal of Israeli troops from Loop including the strategic corridor of Philadelphiawhich separates the Egypt Stripwhich the Army already controls.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuhas repeatedly insisted that Israel The war is not going to stop until it achieves its objectives: dismantling the military and government capabilities of Hamas and the return of all the hostages.
The proposal made by the American President Joe Biden 13 days ago it contemplated three six-week phases for the agreement, the second of which included the definitive ceasefire and the partial departure of Israeli troops after the release of all living civilian hostages in the previous phase.
After more than eight months of war and with more than 37,000 dead in one Stripe devastated, part of the international community hopes that this agreement will be sealed as soon as possible to achieve a Stop the fire and the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.
(With information from EFE)
