Palestinian resistance group Hamas has accepted a U.N. Security Council cease-fire decision and is able to negotiate over the small print, senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri instructed Reuters on Tuesday.
The resolution comes a day after the U.S.-sponsored decision welcomed a cease-fire proposal introduced by President Joe Biden that the United States says Israel has additionally accepted.
Earlier Monday, Hamas, its ally the Islamic Jihad group and the rival Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas had additionally welcomed the decision.
In a press release, Hamas stated it was able to cooperate with mediators over implementing the ideas of the plan.
The group had stated it was solely prepared to just accept a deal that might safe an finish to the struggle in Gaza whereas Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated he was decided to pursue struggle towards Hamas.
“Hamas welcomes what is included in the Security Council resolution that affirmed the permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the complete withdrawal, the prisoners’ exchange, the reconstruction, the return of the displaced to their areas of residence, the rejection of any demographic change or reduction in the area of the Gaza Strip, and the delivery of needed aid to our people in the Strip,” the group had stated in a press release.
U.S. President Joe Biden outlined the truce accord final month which envisions a cease-fire in levels, finally resulting in a everlasting finish to the struggle.
But Israel has stated it’s going to agree solely to momentary pauses till Hamas is defeated, whereas Hamas has countered it won’t settle for a deal that doesn’t assure the struggle will finish.
With the battle in its ninth month, the plan acquired additional backing on Monday from the United Nations the place 14 members of the Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted decision in favor of the proposal whereas Russia abstained.
Separately, the Islamic Jihad stated early Tuesday that it seems to be “positively” to what the decision included, “especially in terms of opening the door to reaching a comprehensive cessation of aggression and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces” from the Gaza Strip.
More than 37,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s eight-month-old assault on the Gaza Strip, say well being officers within the enclave.
The struggle started after a Hamas incursion of Israel on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 folks and abducting some 250 others, in line with Israeli tallies.
Source: www.dailysabah.com