Hamas stressed this Monday that there is still no agreement on the release of hostages held by the Islamist group in the Gaza Strip, accusing the Israeli Prime Minister of delaying the process and lying, reports the pro-Palestinian portal Gaza Now.
Hamas political cabinet member Azzat Al-Rashq, quoted by the pro-Palestinian portal, stressed that a prisoner exchange agreement had not yet been concluded, after US President Joe Biden said the process was close to completion. under revision.briefly.
A Palestinian official accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “delaying the prisoner exchange agreement” and “lying to all parties.”
“Every time we get closer to concluding an agreement on the exchange of prisoners, problems and stoppages arise,” the same source emphasized.
“Any agreement to exchange prisoners must be accompanied by a ceasefire,” he added.
Joe Biden had previously stressed on the sidelines of the White House ceremony that an agreement was close and that he was in conversations with the parties to the agreement every day.
The White House already said today that Biden had “in detail discussions” with Benjamin Netanyahu about efforts to reach an agreement that would lead to the release of the hostages.
Israeli sources have given signals in the same direction, indicating that Hamas would be willing to release the hostages in exchange for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The international press also reported that Hamas may also agree to release the hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, issued a statement in the last few hours saying talks between Qatar, the US CIA and the Israeli spy agency Mossad were focused on the possible release of about 70 women and children.
On October 7, Israel declared war on the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007 and is classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Israel, following an attack by the Islamist group that included the launch of rockets and the infiltration of some 3,000 militants into the Gaza Strip. territory of Israel, which killed about 1,200 people, injured about 5,000 and kidnapped more than 200 people.
The Israeli army immediately counterattacked with its air and naval forces and, from late October, also launched a ground offensive that has killed 66 soldiers so far.
The Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed more than 13,000 people in 45 days of war, according to the local Health Ministry. exceeds 16,000. .
Added to this are tens of thousands of wounded and, according to the UN, 1.7 million displaced – more than two-thirds of the entire population of this impoverished Palestinian enclave, which faces a serious humanitarian crisis due to water shortages. food, electricity, medicine and fuel.
Author: Lusa
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