Israel Refuses to Provide Map for Troop Withdrawal From Gaza Strip – Hamas Official
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive on the Gaza Strip walk through a makeshift tent camp in Rafah, Gaza, Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
MOSCOW, (Sputnik) – Israel has refused to provide a map for troop withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and commitments to end the conflict, Hamas political office member Basem Naim told Sputnik. “This time, the enemy [Israel] refuses to provide clear withdrawal maps from the Gaza Strip, that is, it does not want to enshrine where and when it will pull out. It is unwilling to give clear and final words about ending the war,” Naim said. On Wednesday, Hamas said that Israel had put forward “new conditions” related to the withdrawal of troops from the Gaza Strip, ceasefire and the exchange of prisoners.
WorldHamas Accuses Israel of Stonewalling Gaza Ceasefire With New Demands25 December, 12:39 GMTHamas highly appreciates Putin’s condemnation of Israel’s actions in Gaza, Hamas politburo member toold Sputnik. “Russia has historically been one of the states friendly to the Palestinian people and supportive of their legitimate rights. This statement by President Putin is a confirmation of the continued support and new impetus at the international level for a just Palestinian position,” Basem Naim, a member of the movement’s politburo, told Sputnik.Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Israel’s goals in the Gaza Strip are unknown, but its actions deserve only condemnation. The issue of weapons belonging to the Palestinian groups has not been raised during the negotiations on ceasefire and the exchange of prisoners in the Gaza Strip, Hamas political office member Basem Naim told RIA Novosti.”This issue is not on the negotiating table regarding the first ceasefire phase. Our stance, both in these negotiations and in others, is that the Palestinian people, as long as they are under occupation, have the right to get rid of the occupation and establish their own state, so they have the right to resist this occupation by all legitimate means, including armed resistance,” Naim said.More than a year has passed since the first hostage deal between Israel and Hamas was implemented, and since then the two sides have been negotiating through intermediaries over the fate of the remaining hostages. In recent weeks, intermediary talks have intensified in Cairo and Doha, with informed sources reporting progress.
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