Hamas to mull latest ceasefire proposal with other factions
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The Hamas Resistance movement announces that its delegation is returning to Gaza from Cairo to discuss the latest ceasefire proposal presented during the negotiations.
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Palestinian demonstrators wave their national flag during a protest in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday, January 3, 2024 (AP)
Hamas announced that its negotiating delegation in Cairo is heading back home for consultations regarding the ceasefire proposal presented to the Resistance movement by the mediators.
Hamas sent a letter to the remainder of the Palestinian Resistance factions regarding the ongoing ceasefire negotiations in Cairo adding that the Qatari and Egyptian mediators explained the details of the latest proposal.
The Hamas leadership on Monday informed the Palestinian resistance factions in a letter regarding the Cairo negotiations that its delegation traveled to Cairo and conducted consultations and inquiries about several issues related to the latest offer presented to it.
Egyptian media had reported that the Hamas delegation left Cairo and is to return again with a written response to the ceasefire proposal in Gaza.
The delegation listened to clarifications and observations from the Egyptian and Qatari mediators about the details of the latest proposals, the letter said, adding that it would leave Cairo to continue consultations after clarifying and inquiring about the proposal.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken claimed Monday at the World Economic Forum in the Saudi capital of Riyadh that the Israeli occupation has given the Palestinian Resistance a "very generous" offer to release the Israeli captives, which could potentially lead to a ceasefire in Gaza.
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) politburo member Ihsan Ataya told Al Mayadeen on Monday that the proposal presented to the Resistance in the negotiations is not as generous as the Americans, who are trying to deceive the world, are making it out to be.
"The proposed offer has major loopholes and malicious plots," Ataya stressed. "The proposal presented is three and a half pages long and talks about details in three stages," he revealed.
US officials claim that they are committed to securing a ceasefire deal and ending the Israeli war on Gaza due to it obstructing President Joe Biden's vision for a post-war Middle East - not due to the countless massacred civilians and Israeli violations of international law.
The US is eyeing normalization between the Israeli occupation and Saudi Arabia, which Riyadh has ironically been massively hinging on a solution to the Palestinian issue, which in turn cannot start without a ceasefire in Gaza.
About two weeks ago, The Wall Street Journal reported that the Biden administration was trying to conclude a diplomatic deal aimed at pressuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to recognize a Palestinian state in exchange for normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia.
A source in the Saudi royal family told Makan that the ball was now in Netanyahu's court, and he must choose between peace with Saudi Arabia and solving the Palestinian issue or continuing the conflict with the Palestinians without peace with Saudi Arabia.
