For Gaza ceasefire, Hamas says implementation needed not more talks
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A source within Hamas confirms that the movement is still boycotting the negotiation round on Thursday, calling for the implementation of the July 2 proposal.
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In this Feb. 21, 2020, file photo, masked Hamas fighters wave their national flags during a protest in Gaza City (AP)
A source within Hamas confirmed to Reuters that the Resistance movement is holding on to its demand, calling for the implementation of the ceasefire agreement the movement approved on July 2 and compelling "Israel" to comply with it instead of engaging in new rounds of negotiations.
The Hamas senior also denied allegations published by CNN, claiming that the movement's representatives were scheduled to attend negotiations on Thursday, and confirmed that all claims were "incorrect".
The source also stressed that "What we [Hamas] need is implementation, not more talks," consistent with a previous statement issued by the movement.
In the same context, Bloomberg cited an Israeli official as saying that negotiations will be held in Doha, specifically focusing on whether "Hamas would reduce its demands for the ceasefire".
Arab mediators will hold talks with Hamas after [Thursday's] negotiations, if the movement decides to boycott them, according to another Israeli official. This comes as "Israel" refuses to yield its primary demands and conditions.
Hamas calls for implementing July agreement instead of new talks
This comes after US President Joe Biden, Qatar's Emir Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi released a couple of days ago a joint statement calling on "Israel" and the Palestinian Resistance group to finalize the ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal in a meeting set for next week.
In response to the trilateral statement, Hamas affirmed on Saturday that since the onset of the Israeli aggression on Gaza, it has been committed to supporting the mediation efforts led by Egypt and Qatar to secure a ceasefire and end the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people and has consistently backed any initiative that aims to halt the aggression.
It confirmed that it has engaged in numerous negotiation rounds and demonstrated all necessary flexibility and positivity to achieve the goals and interests of the Palestinian people, halt the bloodshed, and end the genocide.
However, Hamas pointed out that the Israeli occupation met this approach with rejection, continuing its massacres against the Palestinian people and reiterating its stance that it was not serious about a permanent ceasefire, with its aggressive actions standing as clear evidence of this.
The Palestinian Resistance group said that even after the announcement of the trilateral statement, "Israel" committed a heinous crime, massacring displaced people at al-Taibeen school in Gaza's al-Daraj neighborhood during dawn prayers on August 10 and leaving more than one hundred civilians killed and over 250 others injured.
Hamas said that in light of these developments and out of a sense of responsibility and concern for the Palestinian people and their interests, it calls on the mediators to present a plan to implement what they proposed to the movement, which was agreed on, on July 2, based on Biden’s vision and the Security Council's resolution.
