false hopes – Hamas reportedly refused to study a proposal for a short truce in the Gaza Strip from mediating countries because it did not meet “the needs of the Palestinians”
A Hamas delegation received a truce proposal during a meeting Monday in Doha with representatives of Egypt and Qatar, an official from the movement's political office told AFP, speaking under the cover of anonymity.
It included the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged territory and a limited exchange of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel for hostages held in Gaza since the Hamas attack on Israeli soil on October 7, 2023 that sparked the war.
Palestinians want “a complete and permanent ceasefire”
But “the proposal does not include a permanent cessation of aggression nor the withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Gaza Strip nor the return of people displaced” by the fighting which has lasted for more than a year, he said. he indicated, reiterating the conditions set by Hamas for a cease-fire.
“The proposal does not address the needs of our people in terms of security, stability, aid and reconstruction, nor does it authorize the normal opening of crossing points, in particular that of Rafah,” in the south of the territory and which Israel has taken control of, the official said. The Palestinians want(…) Read more on 20minutes
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