In a new assertion, Hamas stated it “has proven the mandatory positivity in all phases of negotiations” so as to attain a “complete and acceptable settlement primarily based on the simply calls for of our individuals.”
Hamas stated these calls for embrace a everlasting ceasefire, an entire withdrawal from Gaza, the “return of the displaced, reconstruction, and the conclusion of a critical deal for the alternate of prisoners.”
Hamas stated whereas it has “expressed its optimistic place” to what was included in US President Joe Biden’s speech on Could 31, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s authorities has “continued to verify their dedication to the genocide conflict, attacking the proposal put forth by President Biden” that is in contradiction to the declare that Israel has agreed to what was within the Biden speech.
Hamas stated whereas US Secretary of State Antony Blinken “continues to speak about Israel’s settlement to the newest proposal, now we have not heard any Israeli official talk about this settlement.”
Hamas known as on Blinken and the Biden administration to place stress on the Israeli authorities that Hamas stated “is set to finish its mission,” and which Hamas says is “in flagrant violation of all worldwide legal guidelines and treaties.”
Within the assertion, Hamas additionally stated it rejects statements by Blinken that try to absolve Israel “of its crimes in opposition to harmless kids, girls, and aged.”
Hamas stated that is in step with American coverage that’s complicit within the brutal conflict “in opposition to our Palestinian individuals, permitting the occupation to proceed its crimes underneath full American political and navy cowl.”
Earlier Wednesday, Blinken questioned whether or not Hamas is “continuing in good religion” amid the ceasefire negotiations, saying Hamas had proposed numerous adjustments of their response to the newest deal, which “transcend positions that they had beforehand taken.”