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

Al-Qassam Brigades merchandise a batch of Israeli captives successful Gaza during the November 2023 ceasefire. (Photo: video grab)

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

Hamas has repeatedly expressed readiness for an agreement, adjacent agreeing successful May to a US-backed connection from President Joe Biden.

The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas has said that ceasefire talks were proceeding successful Doha “in a superior manner” but that Israel has 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 successful a connection connected Wednesday.

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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.”

Hertzog Urges Deal

Israeli President Isaac Herzog urges Israeli leaders to usage each their "power and means" to unafraid a woody for the merchandise of hostages inactive held successful Gaza pic.twitter.com/XPI0hEM0EU

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‘Internal Consultations’

Herzog’s comments followed the instrumentality of Israeli negotiators from Qatar precocious connected Tuesday aft “a week of important negotiations,” Netanyahu’s bureau said successful a statement.

“The squad has returned for interior consultations successful Israel regarding the continuation of the negotiations for the instrumentality of our hostages,” it added.

‘For Internal Consultations’ – Israeli Negotiation Team Returns from Talks successful Doha

Efforts by mediators from Egypt, Qatar, and the US to broker a truce person gained traction successful caller weeks, but nary large breakthroughs person been announced, Al Mayadeen reported.

It cited a Palestinian authoritative progressive successful the discussions revealing that portion immoderate contentious points had been addressed, disagreements persist implicit the database of Palestinian prisoners to beryllium freed by Israel and the aboriginal positioning of Israeli troops wrong Gaza.

Israeli Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli echoed these concerns, according to Israeli media, saying that the 2 sides were “closer to an statement than they person been successful months but mentioned that unresolved issues could find the occurrence oregon longevity of immoderate truce.”

Hamas has repeatedly expressed readiness for an agreement, adjacent agreeing successful May to a US-backed connection from President Joe Biden. Netanyahu withdrew, however, introducing conditions specified arsenic continuing subject operations and refusing to retreat troops from Gaza, portion Hamas insists connected a implicit halt to hostilities and a afloat withdrawal of Israeli forces, reported the Anadolu quality agency.

Ongoing Genocide

The Israeli genocide successful the Gaza Strip continues with the decease toll among starved and besieged Palestinian civilians rising daily.

Currently connected proceedings earlier the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for genocide against Palestinians, Israel has been waging a devastating warfare connected Gaza since October 7, 2023.

Five journalists from Al-Quds Today tv transmission were killed erstwhile Israeli concern forces targeted a marked property conveyance successful Nuseirat, successful cardinal Gaza.

Three newborn babies died from utmost acold successful Gaza. 

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According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 45,361 Palestinians have, to date, been killed, and 107,803 wounded. Moreover, astatine slightest 11,000 radical are unaccounted for, presumed dormant nether the rubble of their homes passim the Strip.

Israel says that 1,200 soldiers and civilians were killed during the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation connected October 7. However, Israeli media published reports suggesting that galore Israelis were killed connected that time by ‘friendly fire’.

Women and Children

Palestinian and planetary organizations accidental that the bulk of those killed and wounded are women and children.

The Israeli warfare has resulted successful an acute famine resulting successful the decease of galore Palestinians, mostly children.

Despite each the horrifying numbers included successful this video by PalestinianPr1ncess, a new, arsenic disturbing class emerged today, that of Gaza babies freezing to death.

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The Israeli aggression has besides resulted successful the forceful displacement of astir 2 cardinal radical from each implicit the Gaza Strip, with the immense bulk of the displaced forced into the densely crowded confederate region.

(PC, Al Mayadeen, Anadolu)