Hamas reiterates that the end of the war is a condition for an agreement with Israel
An official from the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, negotiating a truce in the Gaza Strip in the Egyptian capital, reiterated today that "under no circumstances will it accept an agreement that does not explicitly provide for the end of the war".
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"Our information confirms that Netanyahu [Israeli Prime Minister] is delaying a deal for personal calculations", the same source told AFP, asking not to be named.
Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his determination to carry out a major offensive against Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip that he considers to be the last stronghold of Hamas, and rules out ending the war that has been ongoing for about seven months before having annihilated the Islamist movement.
The mediators in the conflict - Egypt, Qatar and the United States - have been trying to negotiate a truce between Israel and Hamas, including a pause in the Israeli offensive and the release of Palestinians in exchange for the release of hostages taken during the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.
Since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas there has only been one truce, at the end of November, which lasted a week and allowed the release of 105 hostages, including 80 Israelis and dual nationals, in exchange for 240 Palestinians who had been detained by Israel.
The Hamas official who spoke to AFP accused Israel of seeking to "recover its hostages without having to cease its aggression on Gaza".
A senior Israeli official had previously stated that Hamas "prevented any possibility of a truce agreement" by insisting on the end of the war in its discussions with mediators in Cairo, Egypt.
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