A senior member of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas introduced Thursday that the group was towards any short-term truce in Gaza and would solely help a long-lasting cease-fire that noticed full Israeli withdrawal.
“The idea of a temporary pause in the war, only to resume aggression later, is something we have already expressed our position on. Hamas supports a permanent end to the war, not a temporary one,” Taher al-Nunu, a senior chief of the motion, advised AFP.
Mediators in search of to dealer a Gaza cease-fire are anticipated to suggest a truce of “less than a month” to Hamas, a supply with data of the talks advised AFP Wednesday.
Meetings between Mossad head David Barnea, CIA Director Bill Burns and Qatar’s prime minister in Doha, which concluded Monday, mentioned proposing a “short-term” truce of “less than a month,” the supply mentioned on situation of anonymity due to the talks’ sensitivity.
The proposal entails exchanging Israeli hostages for Palestinians in Israeli prisons and rising assist to Gaza, the supply added.
“U.S. officials believe that if a short-term deal can be reached, it could lead to a more permanent agreement,” the supply mentioned.
Nunu mentioned the group had not acquired any proposal to date, including if it will get such a plan, it could reply.
However, he reiterated the calls for the group has been insisting on for months – “a permanent cease-fire, withdrawal (of Israeli forces) from Gaza, the return of displaced people, sufficient humanitarian aid to Gaza and a serious prisoner exchange deal.”
Source: www.dailysabah.com