A senior official from the militant Islamic group Hamas, Osama Hamdan, said on Saturday (29) that there had been no progress in ceasefire negotiations with Israel over the war in Gaza.
The Palestinian group is still ready to “deal positively” with any ceasefire proposal that ends the war, Hamdan told a news conference in Beirut.
The efforts of Arab mediators, supported by the United States, have so far failed to conclude a ceasefire. Hamas says any deal must end the war and trigger Israel’s full withdrawal from Gaza, while Israel says it will accept only temporary pauses in fighting until Hamas, which has ruled Gaza since 2007, is eradicated.
Hamdan also blamed the United States for pressuring Hamas to accept Israel’s conditions.
“Once again, Hamas stands ready to deal positively with any proposal that guarantees a permanent ceasefire, a comprehensive withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and a serious exchange agreement,” Hamdan said, referring to a potential hostage exchange detained in Gaza by Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
When Hamas-led militants invaded southern Israel on Oct. 7, they killed about 1,200 people and took more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli records.
The retaliatory Israeli offensive has killed nearly 38,000 people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, and left the heavily populated coastal enclave in ruins.
Source: CNN Brasil
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