In a In a new statement, Hamas said it had “demonstrated the necessary positivity at all stages of the negotiations” in order to reach a “comprehensive and acceptable agreement based on the just demands of our people.”
Hamas said these demands include a permanent ceasefire, a complete withdrawal from Gaza, the “return of the displaced, reconstruction and reaching a serious agreement for the exchange of prisoners.”
Hamas said that while it had “expressed its positive position” on what was included in US President Joe Biden’s speech on May 31, the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “continued to confirm its commitment to the war of genocide, attacking the proposal put forward by President Biden” which is contradicting the claim that Israel accepted what was contained in Biden’s speech.
Hamas said that while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken “continues to talk about Israel’s agreement to the latest proposal, we have not heard any Israeli official speak about this agreement.”
Hamas calls on Blinken, Biden administration to apply pressure on the Israeli government, which Hamas says is “determined to carry out its mission” and which Hamas says “flagrantly violates all international laws and treaties.”
In the statement, Hamas also said it rejects Blinken’s statements that attempt to absolve Israel “of its crimes against innocent children, women and the elderly.”
Hamas said this is in line with US policy of complicity in the brutal war “against our Palestinian people, allowing the occupation to continue its crimes under full American political and military cover.”
Earlier Wednesday, Blinken questioned whether Hamas was “proceeding in good faith” in the ceasefire negotiations, saying Hamas had proposed a number of changes in its response to the latest deal that “go beyond positions it has previously taken.”
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