Hamas' response to Paris Agreement to be expected soon: Source

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen Net
4 Feb 2024 23:58

Hamas is channeling final consultations with public and national factions to decide what is best for the Palestinian people and will deliver its response soon.

Masked Palestinian Hamas members, in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 6, 2018 (AP)

An official source for Hamas told Palestinian media that the Resistance movement has not submitted its response to the Paris Agreement yet.

The source said Hamas is channeling final consultations with public and national factions to decide what is best for the Palestinian people.

The source stressed that the main objective of the negotiations is focused on stopping the Israeli aggression, reconstructing Gaza, and releasing the prisoners, adding that a response should be expected soon.

Hamas' source also denied claims of the Resistance's rejection of ceasefire proposals, urging news outlets to beware of conveying Israeli narratives that aim at confusing the Palestinian public.

No one can force terms on the Palestinian Resistance

Top officials from Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) spoke to Al Mayadeen in a live televised interview to address the latest development regarding a mediated ceasefire deal with "Israel".

Ali Baraka, the head of Hamas' Department of National Relations Abroad, said the movement is conducting internal and external consultations with other Resistance factions regarding an anticipated deal.

The official said Hamas' response to a deal recently submitted by mediators will require time for formulation and finalization.

Shedding light on the Palestinian Resistance's demands, Baraka said, "Our conditions include a ceasefire, opening the Rafah crossing, international Arab commitment to rebuilding [the Gaza Strip], and releasing prisoners on the basis of all for all."

It is worth noting that the term "all for all" refers to the release of Palestinian detainees from Israeli prisons, in exchange for the release of Israeli captives held by the Resistance in Gaza.

He also said the response, which will be presented to Egyptian mediators by the head of Hamas' Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, will represent all Palestinian Resistance factions and not just Hamas.