Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, confirmed Tuesday that they have been near reaching a truce with Israel.
“The movement has submitted its response to the brothers in Qatar and the mediators, and we are approaching a truce agreement,” Haniyeh mentioned on Telegram with out offering additional particulars.
It is value noting that a number of kinfolk of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas withdrew from a gathering with members of the Israeli authorities Monday night.
Israeli day by day Haaretz reported that “many relatives of Israelis held hostage by Hamas in Gaza withdrew from a meeting with members of the war government Monday, expressing disappointment when told that the goals of freeing the hostages and overthrowing Hamas are equally important.”
Since Israel began an indiscriminate bombing of Gaza after a shock Oct. 7 incursion by Hamas, not less than 13,000 Palestinians have been killed, together with over 9,000 ladies and youngsters, and greater than 30,000 others have been injured, in accordance with the newest figures by Palestinian authorities.
The Israeli dying toll, compared, is round 1,200, in accordance with official figures.
Thousands of buildings, together with hospitals, mosques and church buildings, have additionally been broken or destroyed in Israel’s relentless air and floor assaults on the besieged enclave.
An Israeli blockade has additionally minimize Gaza off from gasoline, electrical energy, and water provides, and decreased assist deliveries to a small trickle.
Tel Aviv has thus far rejected rising requires a cease-fire till the discharge of hostages held by Hamas.
Source: www.dailysabah.com