PIJ say Biden's proposal is 'vague', head to Doha for mediated talks
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The Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Mohammad Al-Hindi reveals that members were heading to Doha for mediated talks regarding the ceasefire proposal.
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Deputy Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, Mohammad Al-Hindi, speaks to Al Mayadeen on June 7, 2024 (Screengrab)
The Deputy Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement (PIJ), emphasized on Friday that the ceasefire proposal put forward by US President Joe Biden was "vague", and demanded that the explanation of a ceasefire be written in the agreement.
Speaking with Al Mayadeen, Mohammad Al-Hindi said that the PIJ "will be in Doha tomorrow to continue negotiation efforts for a ceasefire," reiterating that the Resistance's position on a complete ceasefire, reconstruction of Gaza, and a prisoner exchange deal remains clear.
He noted that it was still too early to talk about the collapse of negotiations regarding a ceasefire while stressing that Qatar and Egypt were not pressuring the Resistance because it had agreed to their proposal on May 6.
According to Al-Hindi, the US administration "is a partner in the Israeli aggression's goal, which is to eliminate the Resistance." He also affirmed that the occupation, despite eight months of war, has failed to achieve even one of its war objectives.
Moreover, Al-Hindi told Al Mayadeen that all Palestinians are now in danger, as the occupation targets the West Bank and Gaza daily, noting that Fatah does not endanger Hamas or vice versa.
The post-war day is "particularly Palestinian, Al-Hindi said.
The scene today is for the people of Palestine, who have been fighting for their freedom, according to Al-Hindi, who further stated that the Israeli occupation army has been suffering losses across different confrontation axes.
Regarding the support fronts, he ascertained that they were the main factors in the US' considerations in ending the war on Gaza. He said the influence of the Yemeni Armed Forces' operations in the Red Sea has spread all over the world.
Ceasefire talks contingent on Israeli approval: Hamas Offic.-Exclusive
Hamas refuses to start from square one, a senior official in the movement told Al Mayadeen, in reference to the talks over a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, as the Resistance group had already approved of the previous document.
On Friday, Biden presented what he described as a three-phase Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for the release of Israeli captives held by the Palestinian Resistance.
The official told Al Mayadeen that Hamas did not accept to receive what was recently offered by the mediators, explaining that the movement did not want to start from square one after it agreed to the previous ceasefire and prisoner exchange document on May 6.
The source expressed Hamas' surprise at the US administration's ongoing request, through mediators, for the movement's approval of the recent ceasefire proposal, without prior Israeli approval.
According to the senior official, Hamas' basic condition now for resuming negotiations is to obtain official, declared, and explicit Israeli approval of the previous document.
That is why the Resistance movement will not discuss any paper unless "Israel" approves of it first, the source told Al Mayadeen.
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