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sl8

(16,245 posts)
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 06:09 AM Jul 2024

Hamas withdraws from Gaza truce talks after Israeli strike on camp, senior official says

Last edited Sun Jul 14, 2024, 07:57 AM - Edit history (1)

On edit:
See also Beastly Boy's post, below. Izzat El-Reshiq, from Hamas, says that they have not withdrawn from the truce talks.

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https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240714-hamas-withdraws-from-gaza-truce-talks-senior-official-says

Hamas withdraws from Gaza truce talks after Israeli strike on camp, senior official says

Hamas has withdrawn from talks working towards a ceasefire in the Gaza war, according to a senior official from the Palestinian militant group, who said the group's political leader had told international mediators Qatar and Egypt working on a phased proposal since May that the group was halting negotiations over Israel's "continued obstruction" as well as "ongoing massacres against unarmed civilians". The talks' collapse comes a day after an Israeli airstrike on a humanitarian "safe zone", which Israel said targeted Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, killed at least 92. Hamas officials also said on Sunday that Deif was still alive.

Issued on: 14/07/2024 - 11:51
Modified: 14/07/2024 - 11:52
2 min

By: FRANCE 24

A senior Hamas official told AFP Sunday that the Palestinian militant group has withdrawn from talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza war because of Israeli "massacres" and its attitude in negotiations.

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Ceasefire talks suspended
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh told international mediators Qatar and Egypt of the end of the talks on a ceasefire plan first outlined by US President Joe Biden in May, according to the senior official.

The first phase of the deal would have seen a six-week ceasefire with the exchange of most hostages taken in Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

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Hamas withdraws from Gaza truce talks after Israeli strike on camp, senior official says (Original Post) sl8 Jul 2024 OP
Warmonger Netanyahu does it again. Never fails to do anything he can to halt ceasefire talks. brush Jul 2024 #1
Hamas walking away from ceasefire. jimfields33 Jul 2024 #2
Hamas denies it has withdrawn from hostage-truce talks after latest Israeli attacks Beastly Boy Jul 2024 #3
Interesting, thanks. nt sl8 Jul 2024 #4
Both are real statements from real Hamas leaders. Beastly Boy Jul 2024 #5

brush

(57,517 posts)
1. Warmonger Netanyahu does it again. Never fails to do anything he can to halt ceasefire talks.
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 06:47 AM
Jul 2024

He knows his corrupt behind goes to trial once the war ends.

jimfields33

(18,878 posts)
2. Hamas walking away from ceasefire.
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 07:21 AM
Jul 2024

Nothing new. Heck they didn’t follow it 10/7. What a nasty leadership group.

Beastly Boy

(11,137 posts)
3. Hamas denies it has withdrawn from hostage-truce talks after latest Israeli attacks
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 07:50 AM
Jul 2024
The Hamas terror group has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks after this weekend’s deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza, one of the group’s senior officials insisted on Sunday.

The statement from Izzat El-Reshiq, a member of the political office of Hamas, also accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to derail efforts by Arab mediators and the United States to reach a ceasefire deal.

El-Reshiq’s announcement came hours after an unnamed senior Hamas official told AFP Sunday that the Palestinian terror group has withdrawn from talks on a ceasefire in the Gaza war because of Israeli “massacres” and Israel’s attitude in negotiations, while also leaving the door open for a return to mediation.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-hamas-official-says-group-withdrawing-from-gaza-hostage-truce-talks/

Beastly Boy

(11,137 posts)
5. Both are real statements from real Hamas leaders.
Sun Jul 14, 2024, 08:12 AM
Jul 2024

I think it shows disarray among the top echelon of Hamas rather than attempts at deception.

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