CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas’ action to the most recent Gaza ceasefire proposition follows the concepts advanced in U.S. President Joe Biden’s strategy, the group’s Qatar-based leader Ismail Haniyeh stated in a telecasted speech on the celebration of the Islamic Eid al-Adha on Sunday.
“Hamas and the (Palestinian) groups are all set for a detailed offer which requires a ceasefire, withdrawal from the strip, the restoration of what was damaged and a detailed swap offer,” Haniyeh stated, describing the exchange of Israeli captives for Palestinian detainees.
On Might 31, Biden set out what he called a “three-phase” Israeli proposition that would consist of settlements for a long-term ceasefire in Gaza along with phased exchanges of Israeli captives for Palestinian detainees kept in Israel.
Egypt and Qatar – which together with the United States have actually been moderating in between Hamas and Israel – stated on June 11 that they had actually gotten a reaction from the Palestinian groups to the U.S. strategy, without providing additional information.
While Israel stated Hamas turned down crucial elements of the U.S. strategy, a senior Hamas leader informed Reuters that the modifications the group asked for were “not substantial”.
(Reporting by Jaidaa TahaEditing by Tomasz Janowski, Kirsten Donovan)