A photo of the Israel-Hamas war.
Tel Aviv: Hamas has backed out from some of Israel’s conditions at the last moment regarding the Gaza ceasefire. Due to this, the Gaza ceasefire agreement is hanging in the balance. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday accused Hamas of “backing out at the last minute from some of the agreements reached between the two sides”, which could have ended the long-running war in the Gaza Strip and paved the way for the release of hundreds of hostages. The much-awaited ceasefire agreement has been put on hold.
Let us tell you that immediately after the announcement of the completion of this agreement by US President Joe Biden and key mediator Qatar, the statement issued by Netanyahu’s office indicated complications in the agreement. Netanyahu’s office accused Hamas of reneging on some of the terms of the agreement in order to extract more concessions. The office clarified that the Netanyahu government will not hold a meeting to ratify a cease-fire agreement unless Hamas abandons its stubborn stance. “Hamas is withdrawing from the agreement and creating a last-minute crisis, preventing a deal from happening,” the office said.
Talks on ceasefire continue in Qatar
Israeli government spokesman David Menser said a delegation of Israeli negotiators was in Qatar and “continuing efforts to reach a solution.” While Izzat al-Rashq, a senior Hamas official, said his organization was “working as mediators Committed to the ceasefire agreement announced by. Outgoing US President Joe Biden and Qatar, a key mediator, on Wednesday announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, the terms of which include the phased release of Israeli hostages by Hamas, hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. This includes allowing the return of thousands of Gaza’s displaced people and ensuring the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid to the region. Netanyahu’s office alleged that Hamas had reneged on an earlier agreement that would have given Israel the right to decide which Palestinian prisoners convicted of murder would be released in exchange for Israeli hostages. (AP)
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