JERUSALEM: A senior Hamas official mentioned on Friday (Nov 15) that the group is “prepared for a ceasefire” in Gaza, urging United States President-elect Donald Trump to “stress” Israel because it continued to pound the Palestinian territory.
It comes practically every week after Qatar, which hosts a lot of the Palestinian group’s political bureau, introduced it was suspending its role as a mediator in the war and urging all events to point out “seriousness”.
“Hamas is able to attain a ceasefire within the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire proposal is offered and on the situation that it’s revered” by Israel, Doha-based Hamas political bureau member Bassem Naim informed AFP.
“We name on the US administration and Trump to stress the Israeli authorities to finish the aggression.”
“Hamas knowledgeable the mediators that it’s in favour of any proposal submitted to it that will result in a definitive ceasefire and army withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, permitting the return of displaced individuals, a critical deal for a prisoner trade, the entry of humanitarian assist and reconstruction,” Naim added.
The calls for are the identical ones Hamas has made in successive rounds of ceasefire negotiations because the begin of the battle.
On Saturday, Qatar introduced it was suspending its position as a mediator in oblique talks in direction of a ceasefire and hostage launch deal within the Gaza battle that has floor on for greater than a yr.
“Qatar would resume these efforts … when the events present their willingness and seriousness,” Doha’s international ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari mentioned in an announcement.
Friday’s announcement by Hamas got here as Israel continued to strike Gaza, with residents of the central metropolis of Deir el-Balah looking by the rubble of their destroyed houses after in a single day strikes.
“I woke as much as the bombing at 2.30am and was stunned by the rubble and glass falling on me and my youngsters,” mentioned Mohamed Baraka, one of many residents, including that the strike “resulted in three martyrs and 15 accidents”.
“Put an finish to this battle … as a result of there are harmless people who find themselves shedding defenseless youngsters who don’t have anything to do with this,” he mentioned.
