HAMAS: No agreement will be reached without a cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of the Zionist army from Gaza

The senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has given an answer to the proposed cease-fire plan in the Gaza Strip and announced that no agreement will be reached without the cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of the Zionist regime's army from Gaza.

Feb 3, 2024 - 06:19
HAMAS: No agreement will be reached without a cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of the Zionist army from Gaza

 Representatives of Israel, the United States, Egypt and Qatar in the Paris talks reached an agreement last Sunday on the procedure for a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Muhammad bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al Thani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar has indicated that the negotiations regarding the exchange of hostages between the Palestinians and the Israelis have made progress and said: the current stage of the negotiations may lead to a permanent ceasefire in the near future. According to the proposed plan, a complete ceasefire should be implemented and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, the security of the place where the refugees will be resettled, the reconstruction of the Gaza area, the lifting of the siege and the exchange of hostages should be done. Muhammad bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani Earlier, David Barnia, the head of Israel's intelligence agency (Mossad), gave an explanation of the plan regarding the possibility of reaching an agreement with Hamas to exchange hostages. In relation to that and according to ArabNews, after being informed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar that the Zionist administration has accepted the ceasefire plan in Gaza, Mahmoud Mardawi, one of the leaders of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has emphasized that the plan and Any agreement must guarantee the cessation of hostilities in Gaza, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area and the release of Palestinian hostages. Mardawi has pointed out that the position of the Zionist administration regarding the new ceasefire plan is unclear and controversial, and he emphasized that without stopping the war and leaving Gaza, there will be no agreement reached. Earlier, one of the advisors of the war cabinet of the prime minister of the Zionist regime, Benjamin Netanyahu, said in an interview with the NBC News Agency that: the Netanyahu cabinet is waiting for Hamas's response regarding the Paris plan to exchange hostages with ceasefire in Gaza for two months. It is worth pointing out here that, the Zionist regime has made a statement to accept a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, while a high-level official of the US government who did not want to be named has indicated the positions of Netanyahu, who previously said he would not accept any ceasefire plan which includes the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners or the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, and said: the situation and environment in Gaza is changing and Netanyahu will have to loosen the ropes for a ceasefire.../