The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has acted with full responsibility in response to the efforts of our brothers, the mediators in Qatar and Egypt, and with all the proposals aimed at reaching an agreement to stop the aggression against our people and to conclude a prisoner exchange deal. This was done out of concern for sparing the blood of our people and putting an end to the genocide war, ethnic cleansing, and brutal massacres committed by the occupation government and army against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
The movement also expressed its approval of the mediators’ proposal on 6-5-2024, welcomed President Biden’s announcement, and the contents of the UN Security Council resolution, and responded positively to the proposal presented by the mediators, which it approved on 2-7-2024.
Following the issuance of the trilateral statement, the movement called on the mediators to present a plan to implement what they had proposed to the movement and what it had agreed to, so that the negotiations would not continue to revolve in a vicious circle due to Netanyahu’s stalling and his setting of additional conditions and obstacles to reaching an agreement, serving his strategy of buying time and prolonging the aggression.
After listening to the mediators regarding what transpired in the latest round of talks in Doha, it became clear to us once again that Netanyahu is still placing obstacles in the way of reaching an agreement, setting new conditions and demands aimed at thwarting the mediators’ efforts and prolonging the war.
The new proposal accommodates Netanyahu’s conditions and aligns with them, particularly his refusal of a permanent ceasefire, the complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, his insistence on continuing to occupy the Netzarim junction, the Rafah crossing, and the Philadelphia corridor. He has also introduced new conditions regarding the prisoner exchange deal and has retreated from other points, preventing the conclusion of the exchange deal.
We hold Netanyahu fully responsible for the failure of the mediators’ efforts, the obstruction of reaching an agreement, and full responsibility for the lives of his prisoners, who are exposed to the same danger as our people due to his continued aggression and systematic targeting of all aspects of life in the Gaza Strip.
We in the Hamas movement reaffirm our commitment to what we agreed upon on July 2nd, based on Biden’s announcement and the UN Security Council resolution, and we call on the mediators to fulfill their responsibilities and oblige the occupation to implement what has been agreed upon.
Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
Sunday: 14th of Safar, 1446 AH
Corresponding to: August 18, 2024 AD