Hamas officers have repeatedly accused Netanyahu of blocking a deal.
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Hamas on Sunday once more accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “obstructing a truce and hostage change settlement in Gaza.”
In a press release issued after the most recent spherical of talks in Qatar, the Palestinian group mentioned Netanyahu “bears full duty for thwarting the efforts of mediators and blocking an settlement, in addition to for the lives of the Gaza hostages”.
America submitted a brand new compromise proposal on Friday after two days of talks between U.S., Egyptian and Qatari mediators in Doha.
Hamas mentioned the proposal “responds to Netanyahu’s circumstances, particularly his rejection of a everlasting ceasefire and full withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and his insistence on the continued occupation of the Nezarim crossing, the Rafah crossing and the Philadelphia hall”.
Israel considers the latter two websites essential to stop any weapons from flowing into Gaza, whereas Nezarim Junction is strategically situated between northern and southern Gaza.
Hamas mentioned Netanyahu “additionally set new circumstances within the prisoner change doc and withdrew from different initiatives, which hindered the completion of the change settlement.”
Israel’s prime minister earlier condemned the group’s “stubbornness” for not sending a delegation to the talks and mentioned it was Hamas, not Israel, that ought to bear the stress.
His feedback got here forward of a go to by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who’s pushing for a deal.
In a press release, Hamas reiterated its help for a proposal put ahead by U.S. President Joe Biden in Might, which he described as an Israeli plan.
The proposal entails a three-stage deal, beginning with a six-week truce, adopted by the discharge of the hostages taken on October 7 and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the densely populated space of Gaza.
Hamas officers have repeatedly accused Netanyahu of blocking a deal.
Hamas launched an assault on Israel on Oct. 7 that triggered the battle, killing 1,198 folks, largely civilians, in accordance with an AFP tally of official Israeli figures.
Hamas additionally took 251 hostages, 111 of whom are nonetheless being held in Gaza, and 39 of whom the Israeli army mentioned had been lifeless.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive in Gaza has killed not less than 40,000 folks, in accordance with the well being ministry in Hamas-controlled areas, which didn’t present detailed figures on civilian and Hamas casualties.
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