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Hamas is not going to attend the subsequent spherical of negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza

Hamas is not going to attend the subsequent assembly of talks to barter a ceasefire in Gaza with Israel, which can happen on Thursday in Cairo or Doha, the Palestinian group introduced in an announcement through which it referred to as for implementing what was beforehand agreed “instead of continuing with new rounds of negotiations.”

Hamas is interesting to the mediators, Egypt, Qatar and the United States, to make Israel adjust to what was agreed on July 2, though no additional particulars have been offered, saying that the brand new proposals of the Hebrew State within the negotiations “give cover” to its offensive in Gaza and “grant it time” to proceed it.

Hamas' withdrawal from the talks follows the Israeli bombing of the al-Tabain faculty in Gaza City on Saturday, which killed at the very least 93 Palestinians, and the assassination of its political chief, Ismail Haniya, in Tehran on July 31. Israel has neither claimed accountability for the assault nor denied accountability.

“The movement accepted the mediators' proposal on May 6, 2024,” Hamas stated within the assertion, referring to the earlier spherical of negotiations, which failed, “and welcomed President Biden's announcement on May 31, 2024, as well as UN Security Council Resolution 2735,” on the present proposal on the desk. “However, the enemy responded with rejection and continued the massacres against our people,” the Islamist group denounced.

The group's spokesman, Osama Hamdan, insisted in an interview with the Lebanese channel Al Manar that they’re ready for his or her calls for to be applied within the face of a ceasefire: an finish to the battle, the withdrawal of the Israeli military from the Strip and the entry of help and the start of the reconstruction of the enclave.

Ending the battle in Gaza has been the principle pink line for either side because the first rounds of negotiations, as it’s an indispensable want for Hamas and one thing that Israel is not going to settle for till it fully eliminates the army and political capabilities of the Islamists, in addition to till it achieves the return of the 111 hostages who stay kidnapped within the Strip. (EFE)