Claims of Ceasefire Talks Collapsing ‘Not True’ – Top Palestinian Official

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis took to the streets to request a ceasefire deal. (Photo: via Bring Them Home Now TW Page)

“Despite the sound successful the Israeli media, the negotiations are moving guardant diligently done the mediators, and claims of their illness are not true.”

A apical Palestinian authoritative has told the Al Mayadeen quality transmission that negotiations for a ceasefire successful Gaza “are progressing good but look obstacles that are not casual to overcome.”

“Despite the sound successful the Israeli media, the negotiations are moving guardant diligently done the mediators, and claims of their illness are not true,” the unnamed person said successful an exclusive interrogation with the Beirut-based transmission connected Thursday.

The transmission said helium pointed to “the archetypal obstacle” successful the talks being “Israel’s stance connected withdrawing from the Philadelphi Corridor successful the archetypal phase.”

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The 2nd obstacle was “the occupation’s refusal to merchandise a fig of prisoners sentenced to beingness imprisonment,” portion the 3rd was “Israel’s insistence connected keeping its forces wrong the Gaza Strip successful the archetypal phase,” said the report.

He clarified that “Israel insists connected remaining successful the Philadelphi Corridor successful the archetypal phase, but Hamas refuses to judge this.”

“Hamas insists connected the merchandise of astir 200 prisoners sentenced to beingness imprisonment successful the archetypal phase,” helium explained.

According to the report, helium besides pointed retired that “Israel insists connected Hamas agreeing to a circumstantial database of 34 prisoners successful Gaza, who would beryllium released successful the archetypal phase.”

Israel Causing ‘Delay’

On Wednesday, Hamas released a connection saying that the talks were proceeding successful Doha “in a superior manner” but that Israel had acceptable caller conditions causing a hold successful an agreement.

“The ceasefire and captive speech negotiations are proceeding successful Doha with Qatari and Egyptian mediation successful a superior manner, and the question has shown work and flexibility,” the question said.

Hamas Says Talks Proceeding, but Israel’s New Conditions Cause Delay

Hamas, however, added that “the concern has acceptable caller issues and conditions related to withdrawal, ceasefire, prisoners, and the instrumentality of the displaced, which has delayed reaching the statement that was available.”

Efforts by mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and the US to broker a truce person gained traction successful caller weeks, but a breakthrough has yet to beryllium announced.

Ongoing Genocide

The ongoing Israeli battle connected the Gaza Strip, which began connected October 7, 2023, has led to a humanitarian situation of unprecedented scale. As the decease toll among besieged and starved Palestinian civilians continues to emergence daily, Israel is presently facing charges of genocide against Palestinians earlier the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

AL-JAZEERA: The Israeli concern forces acceptable the Kamal Adwan Hospital connected occurrence aft storming it this morning. pic.twitter.com/31obIQGOvq

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) December 27, 2024

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, astatine slightest 45,399 Palestinians person been killed, and much than 107,940 person been wounded since the commencement of the war. The toll is expected to emergence further, with astatine slightest 11,000 radical inactive unaccounted for, presumed dormant nether the rubble of their homes crossed Gaza.

The war, which Palestinians telephone “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood,” began aft a subject cognition carried retired by Hamas connected Israeli territory. Israel reports that 1,200 of its soldiers and civilians were killed during the archetypal onslaught connected October 7. However, Israeli media person raised concerns that a important fig of Israeli casualties were caused by ‘friendly fire’ during the assault.

Humanitarian Disaster

Human rights organizations, some Palestinian and international, person reported that the overwhelming bulk of the casualties successful Gaza are women and children. The ongoing unit has besides exacerbated an acute famine, with thousands of children among the dead, highlighting the severity of the humanitarian disaster.

People successful #Gaza are going done "one of the astir brutal wars successful caller history" tells @‌JulietteTouma to @‌RTE. Children are particularly astatine risk.#CeasefireNowhttps://t.co/jGkB5nE2Gi pic.twitter.com/wk2rbqHTly

— UNRWA (@UNRWA) December 27, 2024

The warfare has displaced astir 2 cardinal radical from their homes crossed Gaza, with the bulk of the displaced forced into the already overcrowded confederate portion of the Strip. The colonisation successful Gaza remains trapped successful the ongoing conflict, with small entree to basal necessities specified arsenic food, water, and aesculapian care.

(Al Mayadeen, PC)