Netanyahu, accused of Hamas of intentionally block the armistice in Gaza: “He does not want an agreement”
A Hamas leader claims that the Israeli prime minister imposes impossible conditions for ceasing fire in Gaza, despite the hopes expressed by President Trump on a possible armistice.
Hamas accuses Prime Minister Netanyahu of intentionally block the armistice in Gaza Photo: AFP
Hamas accuses Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of deliberately block the possibility of a fire termination in the Gaza strip. The official Hamas Mahmud Mardawi said on Sunday, in a message published on his Telegram channel, that Netanyahu imposes “impossible conditions“To avoid an armistice and release all hostages.
“For months, Netanyahu manipulates the families of Israeli prisoners and underestimates their feelings. It insists on selecting only ten names, ignoring the rest, which could be released through a comprehensive and unique agreement.“Mardawi wrote, according to Agerpres.
He claims that the Israeli leader refuses to accept the release of the 50 hostages, living and dead, as Hamas proposes. “The Israeli prime minister sets impossible conditions that guarantee the failure of any agreement. Refuses to respect what has been previously agreed. In short: Netanyahu does not want an agreement ”Mardawi stressed.
Optimism retained from the US
The statements of the official Hamas come just two days after US President Donald Trump showed up an optimistic about an armistice close in Gaza. “I recently discussed with some of the people involved. The situation in Gaza is terrible. We believe that in the following week we will be able to obtain an armistice ”Trump said at a Washington event, organized on the occasion of signing the Peace Agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Trump said that an armistice is “close“But several Israeli officials, quoted by the local press under the protection of anonymity, challenged this evaluation.
Including in progress and speculation about Abraham agreements
The Times of Israel reported on Friday that Netanyahu and Trump would have already reached an agreement on a rapid cessation of the war in Gaza, as well as the extension of Abraham agreements, the normalization agreements between Israel and several Arab states. This information has not been officially confirmed.
